Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, worthless, profitless rascals; they knew not the Lord, they did not fear Him, they had no faith in Him.
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, worthless, profitless rascals; they knew not the Lord, they did not fear Him, they had no faith in Him.
Verse 1 Samuel 2:12. _THE SONS OF ELI WERE SONS OF BELIAL_] They were perverse, wicked, profligate men; devil's children. _They knew not_ _the Lord_. "THEY _know_! nor would an angel show Him; They...
SONS OF BELIAL - See the marginal reference note. The phrase is very frequent in the books of Samuel. In the New Testament, Paul contrasts Christ and Belial, as if Belial were the name of an idol or t...
3. THE FAILURE OF ELI AND HIS SONS CHAPTER 2:12-36 _ 1. The wicked sons of Eli (1 Samuel 2:12)_ 2. Samuel before Jehovah and Hannah blessed (1 Samuel 2:18) 3. The empty warning of Eli (1 Samuel 2:
1 SAMUEL 2:12 WICKEDNESS OF THE SONS OF EU. 1 Samuel 2:12. Belial (see 1 Samuel 1:16). 1 Samuel 2:12 f. Move full stop from
The faithless priests of Shiloh 12. _sons of Belial_ WORTHLESS MEN. See note on 1 Samuel 1:16. _they knew not the_Lord] Were ignorant of His character and so despised His laws. Cp. Judges 2:10; Job 1...
2. The Childhood of Samuel, 1 Samuel 2:12 to 1 Samuel 3:21. _Eli's sinful sons._ 1 Samuel 2:12-17 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priests-' custom with...
_NOW THE SONS OF ELI WERE SONS OF BELIAL; THEY KNEW NOT THE LORD._ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, х_ BªNEEY_ (H1121) _ BªLIYAA`AL_ (H1100), sons of worthlessness (cf. Deuteronomy 14:13; J
KNEW] This verb in the Bible has of ten the added idea of appreciation, recognition of character, affection. 13-17. The sons of Eli were guilty of a twofold sin. (_a_) Instead of being content with th...
HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING. THE SIN OF ELI'S SONS 1-10. The Song of Hannah. This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46)...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 HANNAH’S PRAYER V1 Hannah prayed and said, ‘I am very happy when I think about the *Lord....
(11-36) The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary — The Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli — The Doom of the House of Ithamar....
SONS OF. — The word Belial is printed here and 1 Samuel 1:16, as though Belial were the name of some pagan deity, but it simply signifies “worthlessness.” It is a common term in these records of Samue...
וּ בְנֵ֥י עֵלִ֖י בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיָּ֑עַל לֹ֥א יָד
CHAPTER IV. _ ELI'S HOUSE._ 1 Samuel 2:11. THE notices of little Samuel, that alternate in this passage with the sad accounts of Eli and his house, are like the green spots that vary the dull stretc...
GROWING BEFORE THE LORD 1 Samuel 2:12 Not only were Eli's sons strangers to the power of religion in the heart, but they had gone to great lengths of profligacy. They had seized on a larger share of...
We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they (k) knew not the LORD. (k) That is, they neglected his ordinance....
_The Lord, whom they denied by their works, Titus i. 16._...
(12) Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. I beg the Reader not to overlook the expression, they knew not the Lord; that is, they knew not the Lord in a way of communion and...
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...
_‘LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND ON THAT’_ ‘Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.… And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.’ 1 Samu...
In the beautiful song of 1 Samuel 2 Hannah recognises this great principle of sovereign grace, and of the power of God; that He brings down the proud and those who trust in the flesh, and exalts the w...
NOW THE SONS OF ELI WERE SONS OF BELIAL,.... Not that Eli their father was Belial, a wicked man; but though they had so good a father, they were very wicked men, unprofitable abandoned wretches, that...
Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. Ver. 12. _Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial._] So were Jehoshuah the high priest's sons. Ezr 10:18 _Heroum filii noxae!_ Their...
_The child did minister unto the Lord_ As soon as he was capable, and in a way agreeable to his tender years, as in lighting the lamps, or in singing and playing on instruments of music. _Before Eli t...
1 Hannahs song in thankefulnesse. 12 The sinne of Elies sonnes. 18 Samuels ministerie. 20 By Elies blessing, Hannah is more fruitfull. 22 Eli reprooueth his sonnes. 28 A prophecie against Elies h...
The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bor...
11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was c...
To wit, practically, i.e. they did not acknowledge honour, regard, love, or serve God; for so words of knowledge are commonly used in Scripture: see ROMANS 1:28 1 CORINTHIANS 15:34 TITUS 1:16...
1 Samuel 2:12 sons H1121 Eli H5941 corrupt H1121 H1100 know H3045 (H8804) LORD H3068 the sons -...
THE RISE OF SAMUEL AND THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF ELI (1 SAMUEL 2:12 TO 1 SAMUEL 3:1). In this section we now have a description of the careful build up of Samuel's ministry and of his own spiritual gro...
1 Samuel 2:12 , 1 SAMUEL 2:26 The sacred historian dwells with evident pleasure on the beautiful, holy boyhood of the child who served before the Lord, wearing a linen ephod, and who in the visitation...
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: Hannah's prophetic prayer. Evil sons of Eli. Samuel in the tabernacle. The warning to Eli. CHARACTERS: God, Hannah, Eli, Samuel, Hophni, Phinehas, Elkanah, a prophet. CONCLUSION: Nothing i...
1 Samuel 2:1. _Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth._ This song is much admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, and t...
_Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial._ INDULGENT HOME LIFE I. The sins it induces. The sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are the more prominent, so we will contemplate, 1. Their conduct and character....
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:11 At the same time that the boy Samuel is ministering to the Lord (vv. 1 Samuel 2:11, 1
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:12 These verses describe how the WORTHLESS... SONS OF ELI (v. 1 Samuel 2:12) treated the tabernacle sacrifices...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:12. “SONS OF BELIAL.” See on Chapter 1 Samuel 1:16. 1 Samuel 2:13. They were not content with the portions assigned to them by the Levitical law, namely, the...
EXPOSITION SAMUEL'S MINISTRATIONS AT SHILOH (1 Samuel 2:11-9). 1 SAMUEL 2:11 THE CHILD DID MINISTER. Left by his parents at Shiloh, Samuel ministered unto the Lord; that is, certain du
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 Kings 21:10; 1 Kings 21:13; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 25:17; 1
Knew not — They did not honour, love, or serve God....