1 Samuel 2:27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:27-36

Eli reproved his sons too gently, and did not threaten them as he should, and therefore God sent a prophet to him to reprove him sharply, and to threaten him, because, by his indulgence of them, he had strengthened their hands in their wickedness. If good men be wanting in their duty, and by their carelessness and remissness contribute any thing to the sin of sinners, they must expect both to hear of it and to smart for it. Eli's family was now nearer to God than all the families of the earth,... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:27

There came a man of God - Who this was we know not, but the Chaldee terms him דיי נביא nebiya daya , a prophet of Jehovah. Unto the house of thy father - That is, to Aaron; he was the first high priest; the priesthood descended from him to his eldest son Eleazar, then to Phinehas. It became afterwards established in the younger branch of the family of Aaron; for Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, Aaron's youngest son. From Eli it was transferred back again to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:27

EXPOSITION THE DIVINE JUDGMENT UPON ELI AND HIS HOUSE ( 1 Samuel 2:27-36 ). There came a man of God. The title man of God is the usual appellation of a prophet in the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, and as such is applied by Manoah to the angel who appeared to him ( 13:6 , 13:8 ). Though the recorded interpositions of the Deity in those times were generally by angels, still the readiness with which Manoah gave his visitant this title makes it probable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:27-36

Impending retribution. The facts in this section are— 1 . A Divine message declares to Eli the coming doom of his house. 2 . The justice of the judgment is brought home to him by a reference to past privileges enjoyed and sins committed. 3 . A painful sign of the certainty of the whole prediction being ultimately fulfilled is given in a reference to the sudden death of his two sons, in due time to be realised. 4 . Another faithful servant of God is to be raised up to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 2:27

A man of God - See Judges 13:6 note. The sudden appearance of the only prophet of whom mention is made since Deborah, without name, or any notice of his country, is remarkable. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 2:27-28

1 Samuel 2:27-28. There came a man of God unto Eli That is, a prophet, sent from God to deliver the following message to him: Did I plainly appear Hebrew, Manifestly reveal myself unto the spouse of thy father Unto Aaron, who was the head of the family of the priests. It is the way of the prophets, when they call men to repentance for their sins, to show them the aggravations of these sins, by enumerating God’s many and great mercies to them. See Isaiah 1:2, &c.; Micah 6:3-5. All... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:12-36

Judgment on the family of Eli (2:12-3:18)Eli the priest had become the judge, or chief administrator, in Israel. He sat at the door of the house of God where people could freely meet him to seek his advice or ask for directions in disputes (see 1:9; 4:18). His sons, it seems, carried out the routine work in connection with the sacrifices and ceremonies.According to the Levitical law, the portion of the sacrifice that was for God had to be burnt on the altar first, after which the priest and the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 2:27

man of God : i.e. a prophet. See Deuteronomy 33:1 and App-49 . Compare Judges 13:6 . Did I plainly . . . ? = I did indeed, with Septuagint, Aramaean, and Syriac. appear=reveal Myself. they . Aaron as well as Moses was in Pharaoh's house. See note on Exodus 4:27 . were . Septuagint reads "were servants". Compare Deuteronomy 5:6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:27

GOD'S PROPHETIC WARNING OF ELI"And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, "Thus the Lord has said, `I revealed myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh. And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from my people of Israel. Why then look with a greedy eye at my sacrifices and my... read more

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