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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:12

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord ,.... Being very earnest and importunate with him to grant her request, and therefore repeated her petition, and prolonged her prayer, being unwilling to let the Lord go, until she had a promise, or some satisfaction, that she should have the thing she liked; some think she continued an hour in prayer: that Eli marked her mouth ; observed the motion of her lips, and no doubt her distorted countenance, and uplifted eyes and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:13

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart ,.... It was mental prayer she used, some ejaculations of her mind she sent up to God, which she was sensible were well known to him, and she needed not to express vocally: only her lips moved ; as her heart spoke, and sent up her petitions, as if she had used words and phrases in form: but her voice was not heard : that she might not seem to be ostentatious in her prayer, and that she might not interrupt others in their devotions; and she knew that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:14

And Eli said unto her, how long wilt thou be drunken ?.... What, every day drunk? what, continually in this wicked practice? when will it be stopped? for Eli might have observed on other days, and at other times, odd looks, and a strange behaviour in her, which he took for the effects of drinking too much wine: or how long will this drunken fit last? she had been a considerable time as he thought in it, and it was not gone off yet: the Targum is,"how long wilt thou behave like a fool, or a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:15

And Hannah answered and said, no, my lord ,.... That is not my case, you have greatly mistaken it; she answered with great mildness and meekness, without falling into a passion at such a scandalous imputation upon her, and with great respect and reverence to Eli, suitable to his office; so in later times the high priest used to be addressed after this manner, particularly on the day of atonement, "Lord high priest", do so and so F24 Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 3, 5, 7. ; indeed these words... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:16

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial ,.... A yokeless, a lawless, impudent, and abandoned creature; one of the most wicked, vilest, and most profligate wretches; as she must be to come drunk into the sanctuary of God; see 1 Samuel 25:17 . Drunkenness in man is au abominable crime, but much more in a woman. The Romans F1 Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 14. c. 13. forbad wine to women, and drunkenness in them was a capital crime, as adultery, or any other; and indeed a drunken woman... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:17

Then Eli answered and said, go in peace ,.... He found he was mistaken in her, and that her discourse was not only sober and rational, but religious and spiritual; and therefore dismisses her in peace, and bids her not distress herself with what he had said to her, nor with anything she had met with from others, or from the Lord; but expect peace and prosperity, and particularly success in what she had been engaged, and had been solicitous for: and the God of Israel grant thee thy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:18

And she said, let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight ,.... She had found favour in his sight she perceives, and she desires it might be continued and increased; and that as he had prayed for her, he would still use his interest at the throne of grace for her: so the woman went her way ; took her leave of Eli, and went from the tabernacle to her husband: and did eat; what remained of the peace offerings, which were to be eaten that night, and not left till the morning; and though she... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:19

And they rose up in the morning early ,.... Partly for devotion, and partly for the sake of their journey: and worshipped before the Lord ; went up to the tabernacle, and prayed with their faces towards that part of it, the western part, where stood the ark of the Lord, the symbol of the divine Presence; and when they no doubt gave thanks for all the favours they had received there, and prayed for a safe and prosperous journey home, committing themselves to the care of divine Providence:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:20

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceived ,.... Or, "at the revolutions of days" F2 לתקפות הימים "in revolutionibus dierum", Montanus; so Piscator. ; at the end of a year, of a complete year, as Ben Melech, from their return from Shiloh; for it might be some time after their return that she conceived; or rather the sense is, that at nine months' end, the usual time of a woman's going with child from her conception, which is the date here... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:5

Unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion - The Hebrew here is very obscure, אפים אחת מנה יתן yitten manah achath appayim ; he gave her one portion of two faces; which the Syriac renders, he gave her one Double Part; and the Chaldee, he gave her one Chosen part; the Arabic is nearly the same; the Vulgate Annae autem dedit unam partem tristis , but to Anna he being sorrowful gave one part. As the shew-bread that was presented to the Lord was called פנים לחם lechem panim , the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:5

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