E Anna pregò e disse: Il mio cuore esulta nel SIGNORE, il mio corno è esaltato nel SIGNORE, la mia bocca è dilatata sui miei nemici; perché mi rallegro della tua salvezza. Ver. 1. _E Hannah pregò, e disse,_ ] _cioè,_ Ella lodò Dio, e disse; poiché non c'è una sola richiesta in tutto questo santo in... [ Continua a leggere ]
1 Samuele 2:2 [Non c'è] nessuno santo come il Signore, perché [non c'è] nessuno fuori di te, né [c'è] roccia come il nostro Dio. ver. 2. _Non c'è nessuno santo come il Signore. _] "Glorioso nella santità, timoroso nelle lodi, operando meraviglie". Eso 15:11 Questo Dio santo deve essere santificato,... [ Continua a leggere ]
Non parlare più in modo così orgoglioso; non esca dalla tua bocca l'arroganza, perché il Signore [è] un Dio di conoscenza, e da lui si pesano le azioni. Ver. 3. _Non parlare più in modo così orgoglioso. _] Ebr.: Non moltiplicare, non parlare di magnificenza, di magnificenza. Peninnah, quella donna... [ Continua a leggere ]
Gli archi dei potenti [sono] spezzati, e quelli che inciampavano sono cinti di forza. ver. 4. _Gli archi degli uomini potenti sono spezzati,_ ] _cioè_ gli archi di Peninnah e dei suoi figli, che lanciarono parole di rimprovero ad Hannah. Alcuni deducono quindi che Peninnah non partorì più figli, ma... [ Continua a leggere ]
1 Samuele 2:5 [Quelli che erano] sazi si sono pagati per pane; e [quelli che erano] affamati cessarono, così che la sterile ne ha partoriti sette; e colei che ha molti figli si è indebolita. ver. 5. _E quelli che avevano fame cessarono. _] _Nimirum famelici esse,_ avere ancora fame; erano "pieni di... [ Continua a leggere ]
Il SIGNORE uccide e fa vivere: fa scendere nel sepolcro e fa risalire. Ver. 6. _The Lord killeth, and maketh alive._] He layeth men for dead, and then reviveth them, as 2 Corinzi 1:9,10. That great apostle was "in death often"; and those ancient confessors cry out, "For thy sake are we killed all t... [ Continua a leggere ]
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. Ver. 7. _The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich._] _De pauperat et ditat:_ It is he that stoppeth that hole in the bottom of the bag, those secret drains and issues of expense, at which other men's estates run out. Hag 1:6 _ He... [ Continua a leggere ]
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. Ver. 8. _He raiseth up the poor._] See Salmi 75:6. _S... [ Continua a leggere ]
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. Ver. 9. _He will keep the feet of his saints._] This is a lower love and courtesy than to keep their hands. Joh 13:5-6 He keepeth them from utter _prolapsion,_ from devoratory evil... [ Continua a leggere ]
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. Ver. 10. _The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces._] "As a potter'... [ Continua a leggere ]
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Ver. 11. _And the child did minister unto the Lord._] He did such offices as he was able about the tabernacle; which was the more commendable in young Samuel to be so sedulous, because Eli's sons... [ Continua a leggere ]
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 parents, much employed about other things, are oft not so careful of well-breeding their children;... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the priests' custom with the people [was, that], when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; Ver. 13. And the priest's custom with the people was.] It was their custom, but not their right. _Plus valet... [ Continua a leggere ]
And he struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. Ver. 14. _All that the flesh hook brought up the priest took for himself._] Whether it were his part appoin... [ Continua a leggere ]
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. Ver. 15. _Also before they burnt the fat._] Due to God by the law, Levitico 3:3,4 _; _ Lev 3:9 who well may call fo... [ Continua a leggere ]
And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, [Nay]; but thou shalt give [it me] now: and if not, I will take [it] by force. Ver. 16. _Let them not fail to burn the fat presently,_] _q.d., _ Let... [ Continua a leggere ]
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. Ver. 17. _Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great._] The greater because they were uncounsellable, _ac ne moniti quidem ab ista perversitate desistebant; _ but became evil example... [ Continua a leggere ]
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod. Ver. 18. _But Samuel ministered before the Lord._] He did some small charges, as setting up lights, laying up vestments, learning music, or the like. See 1 Samuele 2:11 . _ Girded with a linen ephod._] Theoderet sai... [ Continua a leggere ]
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought [it] to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. Ver. 19. _His mother made him a little coat._] To wear under his ephod at festival times, saith Pet. Martyr, and so showed her motherly care; and d... [ Continua a leggere ]
Ed Eli benedisse Elkana e sua moglie, e disse: Il SIGNORE ti dia la discendenza di questa donna per il prestito che è prestato al SIGNORE. E se ne andarono a casa loro. Ver. 20. _Ed Eli benedisse Elkana e sua moglie. _] Nelle parole di Dio, come suo sommo sacerdote: e presero così, e si affrettaron... [ Continua a leggere ]
E il Signore visitò Anna, che concepì e partorì tre figli e due figlie. E il bambino Samuele crebbe davanti al Signore. ver. 21. _E il Signore visitò Hannah. _] In risposta alle preghiere di Eli per lei. La stessa risposta è stata restituita alla preghiera del dottor Sandys per la sua ospite, di cu... [ Continua a leggere ]
Ora Eli era molto vecchio e udì tutto ciò che i suoi figli facevano a tutto Israele; e come giacquero con le donne che si radunavano [alla] porta della tenda di convegno. ver. 22. _Ora Eli era molto vecchio. _] E con esso sbiadito, e così non poteva vedere così bene nelle maniere malvagie dei suoi... [ Continua a leggere ]
_Ed egli disse loro: Perché fate queste cose? poiché ho sentito parlare delle tue cattive azioni da parte di tutto questo popolo._ Ver. 23. _Ed egli disse loro: Perché fate queste cose? _Questo era per rimproverarli, _Lenitate patris, non auctoritate pontificis,_ dice Girolamo, _cioè_ con la clemen... [ Continua a leggere ]
No, figli miei; poiché [non è] una buona notizia quella che io ascolto: voi fate trasgredire il popolo del Signore. Ver. 24. _No, figli miei. _] Troppo mite per tutto il tempo. Avrebbe dovuto dire come Isaia 57:3,4 , "Avvicinatevi qui, figli della maga, progenie dell'adultero e della prostituta", e... [ Continua a leggere ]
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. Ver. 25. _If one man sin against another._] The magistrate or umpire may comp... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. Ver. 26. _And the child Samuel grew on, &c._] The worse Eli's graceless sons were, the better Samuel was: the more amiable and acceptable both to God and men. Bad company to good people is, or ought to be, as the... [ Continua a leggere ]
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? Ver. 27. _And there came a man of God unto Eli._] This man of God was Samuel, saith Junius: but that is not likely; rather it... [ Continua a leggere ]
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? Ver. 28. _And did I choose him? &c., _] _q.d., _ Do ye... [ Continua a leggere ]
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded [in my] habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? Ver. 29. _Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice?_] _i.e., _ Why slight ye, and, as heads... [ Continua a leggere ]
_Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed._ Ver. 30. _I said indeed._] Not... [ Continua a leggere ]
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. Ver. 31. _I will cut off thine arm,_] _e.g., _ The ability and dignity of thy family. See Zaccaria 11:17. _See Trapp on "_ Zec 11:17 _"_ There shall not be an... [ Continua a leggere ]
And thou shalt see an enemy [in my] habitation, in all [the wealth] which [God] shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. Ver. 32. _And thou shalt see an enemy,_] _i.e., _ A rival, another high priest, viz., Zadok, set up by Solomon. 1Ki 1:26-27 "Thou shalt see i... [ Continua a leggere ]
And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. Ver. 33. _Shall be to consume thine eyes._] Should be so; couldst thou live so long, thou wouldst... [ Continua a leggere ]
And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. Ver. 35. _And this shall be a sign._] One part of the threatening fulfilled shall ascertain the truth of the rest. See Sofonia 3:5 .... [ Continua a leggere ]
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. Ver. 35. _And I will build him a sure house,_] _i.e., _ Bless him with children, and settle the... [ Continua a leggere ]
E avverrà, [che] chiunque sarà rimasto nella tua casa verrà [e] si accovaccerà a lui per un pezzo d'argento e un boccone di pane, e dirà: Mettimi, ti prego, in una degli uffici dei sacerdoti, perché io mangi un pezzo di pane. Ver. 36. _Verrà e si accovaccerà a lui per una moneta d'argento. _] Come... [ Continua a leggere ]