1 Samuel 1:13 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Elkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here we find the good effect of the reproof. I. It brought her to her meat. She ate and drank, 1 Sam. 1:9. She did not harden herself in sorrow, nor grow sullen when she was reproved for it; but, when she perceived her husband uneasy that she did not come and eat with them, she cheered up her own spirits as well as she could, and came to table. It is as great a piece of self-denial to control our passions as it is to control our... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:13

Spake in her heart ; only her lips moved - She prayed; her whole heart was engaged: and though she spake not with an audible voice, yet her lips formed themselves according to the pronunciation of the words which her heart uttered. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Trial sanctified. The main facts are— 1 . Hannah, impelled by trouble, goes to the sanctuary and records her wish in a vow. 2 . Eli misjudges her character, but hearkens to her self-defence. 3 . Eli discovers therefrom her real piety, and helps to create within her heart an assurance of answer to prayer. 4 . Hannah enters on a brighter path. I. IT BRINGS THE SOUL DIRECT TO GOD . It was doubtless good for Hannah to join the family worship, and derive all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Character misjudged. I. A RARE FORM OF WORSHIP . It was a rare thing for a solitary woman to be seen offering prayer without audible words and with a semblance of folly. The vicinity of the sanctuary was the scene of many strange and painful events in those days; but here was singularity combined with and expressive of the deepest piety. Prayer, though not in form of set phrase, is true worship when characterised by the features seen in that of the "sorrowful "woman: such as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:12-18

She continued praying. Hannah's prayer was long and earnest, but in silence. She spake not in, but "to her heart," to herself. It was an inward supplication, which only her own heart and God heard. Eli watched, and was displeased. Possibly silent prayer was something unusual. It requires a certain advance in civilisation and refinement to enable a supplicant to separate the petition from the outward expression of it in spoken words, and a strong faith before any one can feel that God hears... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:13-18

Harsh judgment meekly answered. We hear much of the mothers of eminent men, and it is easy to see whence Samuel derived his elevation of mind, his religious temperament, and the natural aptitude to be a seer and prophet of God. It was from his mother—the sensitive, poetical, devout, unselfish Hannah. Her prayer at the house of the Lord in Shiloh shows her in a noble light. She asked for no vengeance on her adversary Peninnah, who had so often taunted her, but only for a son whom she might... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 1:12-13

1 Samuel 1:12-13. She continued praying Hebrew, multiplied to pray. By which it appears that she said much more than is here expressed. And in the same light we must view most of the prayers and sermons of other holy persons recorded in the Scriptures, which give us only the sum and substance of what they expressed. This consideration may assist us much in interpreting many passages of Holy Writ. Eli marked her mouth The inward anguish of her soul probably made the motions of her mouth... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:1-28

1:1-7:17 ISRAEL UNDER ELI AND UNDER SAMUELBirth of Samuel (1:1-2:11)Elkanah was a Levite who lived in the tribal territory of Ephraim (1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:33-38). Each year he took his family to the town of Shiloh to offer sacrifices to the Lord. (Since the time of Joshua, Shiloh had been the central place of worship in Israel; Joshua 18:1,Joshua 18:10; Judges 18:31.) According to the regulations for certain sacrifices, the offerer, after offering his sacrifice, received back some of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 1:1-28

1. Hannah’s deliverance ch. 1"1 Samuel 1 is presented as a conventional birth narrative which moves from barrenness to birth. Laid over that plot is a second rhetorical strategy which moves from complaint to thanksgiving. With the use of this second strategy, the birth narrative is transposed and becomes an intentional beginning point for the larger Samuel-Saul-David narrative. Hannah’s story begins in utter helplessness (silence); it anticipates Israel’s royal narrative which also begins in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:13-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 1:12-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 1:1-28

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