What does 1 Samuel 1:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And as he did so year by year, whend she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat."
Verse 1 Samuel 1:7. _AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR_] As the whole family went up to Shiloh to the annual festivals, Peninnah had both _sons_ and _daughters_ to accompany her, 1 Samuel 1:4, but Hannah...
AND AS HE DID SO ... - It should rather be “And so she did year by year, as often as she went up to the House of the Lord, so she provoked her.” Though the verb is masculine, Peninnah must be the subj...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. SAMUEL THE PROPHET AND JUDGE 1. The Birth and Childhood of Samuel CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Elkanah and his wives (1 Samuel 1:1)_ 2. Hannah's prayer and vow (1 Samuel 1:9) 3. Th...
ELKANAH AND HIS RIVAL WIVES. The book opens with a domestic scene which throws light on the practical working of polygamy in ancient Israel. The husband is an Ephraimite, Elkanah of Ramah, _i.e._ the...
_as he did so_ Peninnah's spitefulness was evoked by the display of Elkanah's affection. Exultation at another's misfortune is one of the most detestable forms of malice. _did not eat_ Refused to tak...
I. THE JUDGESHIP OF SAMUEL 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 12:25 1. The Birth and Infancy of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 2:11. _Samuel's Simple Surroundings._ 1 Samuel 1:1-8 Now there was a certain m...
_AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR, WHEN SHE WENT UP TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SO SHE PROVOKED HER; THEREFORE SHE WEPT, AND DID NOT EAT._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE BIRTH OF SAMUEL Hannah, the childless wife of Elkanah, is. grieved by her childlessness, and prays for a son. Her prayer is heard, and in gratitude she consecrates her child to the service of Jeh...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ INTRODUCTION TO 1 AND 2 SAMUEL The books of 1 and 2 Samuel used to be one book. The writer wrote the book in the *Hebrew language. Many years later, m...
AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR. — That is, Elkanah, on the occasion of every yearly visit to the national sanctuary, was in the habit of publicly giving the childless Hannah the double gift, to show hi...
וְ כֵ֨ן יַעֲשֶׂ֜ה שָׁנָ֣ה בְ שָׁנָ֗ה מִ דֵּ֤י עֲלֹתָהּ֙ בְּ בֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֖ן תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה...
CHAPTER I. _ HANNAH'S TRIAL AND TRUST._ 1 Samuel 1:1. THE prophet Samuel, like the book which bears his name, comes in as a connecting link between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He belonged t...
HANNAH'S PRAYER AND VOW 1 Samuel 1:1 Elkanah was evidently a kind husband to Hannah; but marriage had suffered from the general relaxation of morals, and the bitter effects of polygamy are illustrat...
The first Book of Samuel covers a period of transition in the history of the nation, dealing with the process from the judges to the kings. The condition of the people under the Judges, as we have see...
_Lord. Then they could hardly avoid being together on the road, and Anna was accustomed to pray earnestly (Menochius) to be delivered from her reproach. (Haydock)_...
(7) And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. It should seem that the exercises of poor Hannah's mind, were m...
The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
We find then, in the beginning of this book, priesthood existing before God in the original form we have mentioned. Eli, pious himself, and fearing God, maintained no order in the priestly family. The...
AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR,.... Elkanah went up every year to Shiloh, and offered sacrifices, taking his family with him, and gave to Peninnah and her children their portion, and to Hannah a double...
And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. Ver. 7. _And as he did so year by year._] His kindness to her thu...
_As he did so year by year when she went_, &c. This circumstance is noted as the occasion of the contention, because at such times they were forced to more society with one another, by the way, and in...
1 Elkanah a Leuite hauing two wiues, worshippeth yeerely at Shiloh. 4 Hee cherisheth Hannah, though barren, and prouoked by Peninnah. 9 Hannah in griefe, prayeth for a childe. 12 Eli first rebuking...
THE UNHAPPINESS AND THE PRAYER OF HANNAH...
From 1 Chronicles 6:22 we learn that Elkanah was a Levite of the sons of Kohath. The names of four of his forebears are recorded in verse 1, which in order of descent are Zuph (meaning "observer"); To...
WHEN SHE WENT UP: Or, from the time that she, etc: _Heb._ from her going up IN BITTERNESS OF SOUL: _ Heb._ bitter of soul...
1-8 Elkanah kept up his attendance at God's altar, notwithstanding the unhappy differences in his family. If the devotions of a family prevail not to put an end to its divisions, yet let not the divi...
AS HE DID SO, i.e. either as oft as he went and carried them with him to worship; or as Elkanah expressed peculiar kindness to Hannah, as was said, 1 SAMUEL 1:5. YEAR BY YEAR, i.e. every year, at the...
1 Samuel 1:7 was H6213 (H8799) year H8141 year H8141 when H1767 up H5927 (H8800) house H1004 LORD H3068 provoked H3707 (H8686) wept H1058 (H8799) eat H398 (H8799) year - 1 Samuel 2:19...
THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO SAMUEL'S BIRTH (1 SAMUEL 1:1). We should note initially the godliness of both Elkanah and Hannah. The writer's aim is to bring out that they were worthy and godly people. T...
1 SAMUEL 1-4 _(with Judges 21:16)_ I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant, who doe...
CONTENTS: The vow of Hannah and the birth of Samuel. CHARACTERS: God, Eli, Elkhanah, Hannah, Samuel, Peninnah. CONCLUSION: Prayer is heart's ease to a gracious soul. If we seek on the basis of God's...
1 Samuel 1:1. _Ramathaim-zophim._ The latter name being plural, refers to high towers; but Ramathaim was afterwards called Arimathea, the town of Joseph the ruler, twenty miles from Jerusalem. But Zup...
_And he had two wives._ THE FOLLY OF POLYGAMY Abraham’s domestic peace was embittered, so that he was at length compelled to dismiss Hagar; and Jacob saw much strife arise amongst his household whos...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:1 The Story of Samuel. Samuel’s birth is God’s answer to the prayer of a childless woman. Samuel becomes a prophet who guides Israel as they move from the period of the jud...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:2. “TWO WIVES.” “Perhaps he took the second on account of Hannah’s barrenness” (_Wordsworth_). 1 Samuel 1:3. “YEARLY.” Probably to the Passover, as that was...
THE EARLY LIFE OF SAMUEL. EXPOSITION THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 1:1) 1 SAMUEL 1:1 THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN OF RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM. Though Samuel belonged to the tribe of Levi, yet...
This book presents the history, the personal history of Samuel who was the last of the Judges. It ushers in the beginning of the period of the kings in the children of Israel, or among the children of...
1 Samuel 2:19...
When she went — This circumstance is noted as the occasion of the contention, because at such times they were forced to more society with one another, by the way, and in their lodgings; whereas at hom...