Silo; either in some private house, or in the porch before the tabernacle. She complied with the entreaty of her husband. (Menochius) --- Stool. Hebrew, "Heli was sitting upon a throne, near the steps, leading to the palace of the Lord." It is also called the temple, or the house of God, though it was only a tent, Matthew xii. 4., &c. Perhaps women were not allowed to go beyond the porch.
Verse 1 Samuel 1:9. _ELI - SAT UPON A SEAT_] על הכסא al hakkisse, upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then _judge_ of Israel. _BY A POST OF THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD._] I think this is the f...
AFTER THEY HAD EATEN ... - Rather, “after she had eaten and after she had drunk,” which is obviously right. Hannah, in the bitterness of her spirit, could not enjoy her feast, and so, after eating and...
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...
HANNAH PRAYS FOR A CHILD. In her distress Hannah betook herself to the sanctuary and prayed before Yahweh, _i.e._ before the Ark, for a son. She vowed that if a son were given her, she would devote hi...
A SEAT. the seat. First occurrence. Compare Zechariah 6:13. A POST. door post, or side post. THE TEMPLE. palace. Hebrew. _heykal._ Seven mentioned in Scripture: (1) The Tabernacle, 1 Samuel 1:9. (2)...
Hannah's Prayer and its answer 9. _So Hannah rose up_ Simply AND. Hannah left the feast for which she had not heart, and went to pray. _Eli the priest_ Eli belonged to the house of Ithamar Aaron's fo...
NOW ELI THE PRIEST SAT UPON A SEAT, &C.— Eli, who was of the family of Ithamar, was both high-priest and judge at this time. He was born in the end of Gideon's judicature, and died in the middle of th...
_Hannah's prayer. 1 Samuel 1:9-18_ 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. 10 And she _wa...
_SO HANNAH ROSE UP AFTER THEY HAD EATEN IN SHILOH, AND AFTER THEY HAD DRUNK. NOW ELI THE PRIEST SAT UPON A SEAT BY A POST OF THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD._ Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the t...
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 Jeho...
ELI THE PRIEST] i.e. the chief priest. How Eli had attained this rank we do not know, for he was descended from Ithamar the younger son of Aaron, and not from Eleazar the elder son. It has been suppos...
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...
AFTER THEY HAD EATEN IN SHILOH, AND AFTER THEY HAD DRUNK. — This was the solemn sacrificial meal, at which the whole family were present. NOW ELI THE PRIEST SAT UPON A SEAT. — Eli, the high priest of...
וַ תָּ֣קָם חַנָּ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְלָ֥ה בְ שִׁלֹ
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 to...
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...
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the (e) temple of the LORD. (e) That is of the house where the ark was....
(9) В¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. It is more than probable, that Hannah moved b...
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...
SO HANNAH ROSE UP AFTER THEY HAD EATEN IN SHILOH, AND AFTER THEY HAD DRANK,.... After dinner, after Elkanah and Peninnah, and their children, had eaten heartily, and drank freely, and made a comfortab...
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. Ver. 9. _So Hannah rose up._] Fasting as she was -...
_So Hannah rose up_ The kind words of her husband in a great measure removed her sorrow, and induced her to eat and drink cheerfully. In her we have an example of a dutiful wife; who, sensible of her...
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...
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk, at the conclusion of the sacrificial meal. NOW ELI, THE PRIEST, the high priest at that time, SAT UPON A SEAT BY A POST OF T...
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...
9-18 Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention tha...
AFTER THEY HAD EATEN, i.e. Elkanah and his company, except Hannah. Or, _she_; for though at first she eat nothing, yet upon her husband's invitation and encouragement she might eat afterwards; though...
1 Samuel 1:9 Hannah H2584 arose H6965 (H8799) after H310 eating H398 (H8800) and H310 drinking H8354 ...
HANNAH'S PRAYER FOR A SON AND HOW SHE BECAME CONFIDENT THAT YHWH HAD ANSWERED HER PRAYER (1 SAMUEL 1:9). In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH that if He will grant he...
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 does...
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...
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...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:7, 1 SAMUEL 1:9 HOUSE OF THE LORD... TEMPLE OF THE LORD. Was this a tent, or a bu
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:9 The SEAT was a symbol of Eli’s authority; normally, people sat on the ground. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:9. “POST,” or _portal_. “Probably a porch which had been placed before the curtain that formed the entrance into the Holy Place” _(Keil)_. “TEMPLE,” “or pala...
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 3:15; 1 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 7:2; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 29:9;...
A seat — Or, throne; for it is manifest it was raised higher than ordinary, 1 Samuel 4:18. Here he might sit, either as the judge; or rather as high — priest, to hear and answer such as came to him fo...