1 Samuel 2:18-36 NASB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:26

And the child Samuel grew up ,.... Increased in stature and in grace, grew more and more in all respects, and better and better, while Eli's sons grew worse and worse; the contrast between these make the one to shine and appear illustrious, and the other to look the blacker: or "he went on, and grew, and was good" F26 הלך וגדל וטוב "ambulans, et grandescens et bonus", Montanus; so Vatablus & Drusius. ; as he proceeded on in years, and grew in stature, he appeared more and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:27

And there came a man of God unto Eli ,.... A prophet, as the Targum; he had gifts and graces bestowed on him by the Lord, qualifying him for that office; he came from God, and spoke in his name, as prophets used to do: who this was is not said, nor can it be known with certainty; many conjectures are made; some think he might he Phinehas, as Ben Gersom and Abarbinel F1 Judaei apud Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 75. A. , which is not at all likely; it is not probable that he was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest ,.... He did; of all the tribes of Israel the Lord chose the tribe of Levi to place the priesthood in, and of all the families of that tribe he chose the house of Aaron, Eli's ancestor, to minister in the priest's office, see Exodus 28:1 . to offer upon mine altar ; burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings; this is the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court of the tabernacle: to burn incense ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:29

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice, and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation ,.... To be offered in the tabernacle, where the Lord had his dwelling; which they might be said to kick and spurn at, despising them, as if there were not enough of them, nor the best of them given to them for their maintenance; a metaphor taken from cattle well fed and fat, which kick and spurn with their feet at even the owners and feeders of them. The Targum is,"why do ye use force with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:30

Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith ,.... This being the case, so much contempt cast upon his sacrifices, and dishonour on himself: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever ; or minister in the priest's office before him: if the house of Aaron in general is meant, it did continue so to do, in one branch or another of it, as long as the Mosaic dispensation lasted, which is meant by the phrase "for ever"; but since it is afterwards denied... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:31

Behold, the days come ,.... Or, are coming F7 באים "venientes", Montanus. ; and will quickly come, in a very little time the things, after threatened, began to take place, even in the days of Eli's sons, and the whole was accomplished in about eighty years after: that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house : that is, the strength of him and them, as the Targum, the strength of a man for doing business lying in his arm; meaning by it not long life, as Kimchi,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:32

And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation ,.... Either the Philistines in the land of Israel, where God chose to dwell, who quickly after made war against Israel, and pitched in Aphek, 1 Samuel 4:1 or, as in the margin of our Bibles, and other versions F9 צר מעון θλιψιν κατοικησεως Symmachus; "angustiam tabernaculi", Junius & Tremellius. Piscator. , "thou shalt see the affliction of the tabernacle"; as he did when the ark of God was taken, at the news of which he died, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:33

And the man of thine ,..... Of his family, which should spring from him: whom I shall not cut off from mine altar: from serving there: who though he shall not be an high priest, but a common priest, as all the descendants of Aaron were: shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart ; that is, the eyes and heart of his posterity; who though they should see of their family ministering in the priest's office, yet should make so poor a figure on account of their outward meanness... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:34

This shall be a sign unto thee ,.... A confirming one, that all which had been now said would be fulfilled: that shall come upon thy two sons, Hophni and Phinehas ; which Eli would live to see fulfilled on them; and when it was, he might be assured the rest would be most certainly accomplished, and it was this: in one day they shall die both of them ; as they did in battle with the Philistines, 1 Samuel 4:11 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:35

And I will raise up a faithful priest ,.... Not Samuel, as some, for he was not of the seed of Aaron, and of the priestly race; nor had he a sure house, for his sons declined from the ways of truth and justice; but Zadok, as it is commonly interpreted, who was put into the office of the high priest by Solomon when he came to the throne, in the room of Abiathar, of the line of Eli; who was an upright man, and faithfully discharged his office, and answered to his name, which signifies... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:35

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