1 Samuel 3:12-14 NIV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 3:14

I have sworn; which might be done before, though it be mentioned here only. Or, I do swear; the past tense being commonly put for the present in the Hebrew tongue. Unto the house, or, concerning, as the prefix lamed is oft used, as Exodus 14:3; Exodus 18:7; 2 Samuel 11:7; Psalms 91:11, compared with Matthew 4:6. Shall not be purged with sacrifice, i.e. the punishment threatened against Eli and his family shall not be prevented or hindered by all their sacrifices, as they fondly imagine, but... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:10-21

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—1 Samuel 3:11. “The ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.” A mark of dread and horror. (See 2 Kings 21:12 and Jeremiah 19:3.) “As a sharp, discordant noise pains one’s ears, so the news of this harsh punishment shall give pain to all who hear of it” (Lange’s Commentary on Kings).1 Samuel 3:12. “I will also make an end.” “He does not mean that He would begin and make an end at once; but that He would persevere in His punishments, and not desist when He... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) 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 his duty to perfection so long as his duty merely troubles himself, but who has not force of character to interfere with others; to command, to regulate the conduct of others, to incur the ill-will of others. An amiable indolence overspread his whole nature. He was one of the men who have... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

1 Samuel 3:13 It was at Shiloh that Eli spent his years. Tranquil and busy, and in the main, honourable years they were. Shiloh was well-fitted to be the seat of ecclesiastical rule, lying as it did well off the main highroad which ran through the country from north to south, lying among hills which fairly shut it in on all sides but one, their sides terraced with vines and olives and fig trees, while in the plain below stood the tabernacle, containing the most precious things in Israel. During... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:14

1 Samuel 3:14 I. There must have been in Eli a real sense of the sacredness of his function. Whatever reverence a man can inspire by showing that his heart is personally engaged in his work, that it caused him inward delight, he will have inspired. But there is a limit to this kind of respect, and moreover a mischief in it. Eli was a pious or devout man; he was evidently a kind-hearted, amiable man, but he was not, strictly speaking, a righteous man. He did not care that God's order should be... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Chapter 3Chapter three,The child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious [or scarce] in those days; there was no open vision. [God just wasn't speaking to man.] And it came to pass, when Eli would lie down in bed at night,... Samuel went into his bedroom; And Samuel heard a voice calling him, and he said, Here am I. And he ran into Eli, and he said, Did you call me? And Eli said, No, I didn't call you; go back to bed. Samuel went back to bed again. And... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

1 Samuel 3:1 . No open vision; that is, no distinguished prophets in all the land; one of the great calamities which Amos denounced against Israel: 1 Samuel 8:12. 1 Samuel 3:3 . Ere the lamp of God went out in the temple. Of the seven lamps in the great candlestick, six, it is said, were extinguished when the priests retired to sleep. 1 Samuel 3:13 . He restrained them not. Had he expelled them from the sanctuary, the awful course of crimes had been stayed, and the punishment had... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:2-14

1 Samuel 3:2-14And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place.The character of EliEli and Samuel.1. They are contrasted in point of years: for the one is a boy, the other a grey-headed old man; and if it were for only this, the chapter would be one of deep interest. For it is interesting always to see a friendship between the old and the young. It is striking to see the aged one retaining so much of freshness and simplicity as not to repel the sympathies of boyhood. It is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:11-16

1 Samuel 3:11-16I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. Causes of Eli’s overthrowThere are several impressive lessons urged by God’s treatment of Eli.I. First of all it is clear--and it ought to be made most distinct, because of a great practical delusion which exists upon this point--that it is not enough that there be many good points in a character. Character ought not to be a mere question of points at all. Character ought not to be... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:13

1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knoweth.The punishment of parental sinsExperience is like the stern light of a ship; it illumines only the path that is already passed overse This familiar adage is true as to our own experience; but if we study carefully the Word of God we can follow, as it were, in the wake of many other voyagers, and get the benefit of the light they cast upon the waves. By a striking concurrence we have two... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 3:14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:10-21

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:14

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:2-14

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:11-16

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 3:13

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