1 Samuel 1:9-11 NIV

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 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank ,.... After dinner, after Elkanah and Peninnah, and their children, had eaten heartily, and drank freely, and made a comfortable meal, and even a feast of it, at the place where the tabernacle and altar were, and their peace offerings were offered up, part of which they had been regaling themselves with. The Targum is,"after she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drank;'for upon the entreaty of her husband, and to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul ,.... Because of her barrenness, and the taunts and reflections she had met with on that account; her life was bitter to her, she could take no pleasure in any of the comforts of it: and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore ; her prayer was with strong crying and tears; it was very fervent and affectionate; she prayed most vehemently, and wept bitterly. This perhaps was about the time of the evening sacrifice, about three or four o'clock in the afternoon;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:11

And she vowed a vow ,.... Which might be confirmed by her husband; otherwise the vow of a woman, if disapproved of by her husband, was not valid, Numbers 30:8 and Elkanah might make the same vow his wife did, and so it stood; for as this was a vow of Nazariteship, it is a tradition of the Jews F18 Misn. Sotah. c. 3. sect. 8. , that a man may vow his son to be a Nazarite, but a woman may not; but as this instance contradicts the tradition, they endeavour to explain away this vow, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:9

Eli - sat upon a seat - הכסא על al hakkisse , upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then judge of Israel. By a post of the temple of the Lord - I think this is the first place where יהוה היכל heychal Yehovah , "temple of Jehovah," is mentioned. This gives room for a strong suspicion that the books of Samuel were not compiled till the first temple was built, or after the days of Solomon. After this the word temple is frequent in the books of Kings,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:11

I will give him unto the Lord - Samuel, as a descendant of the house of Levi, was the Lord's property from twenty-five years of age till fifty; but the vow here implies that he should be consecrated to the Lord from his infancy to his death, and that he should not only act as a Levite, but as a Nazarite, on whose head no razor should pass. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9

After they had eaten .... after they had drunk. The Hebrew favours the translation, "After she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drunk;" the somewhat forced rendering of the A.V. having arisen from a supposed discrepancy between this verse and 1 Samuel 1:7 . Really there is none. The words simply mean that Hannah took part in the sacrificial banquet, though she did so without appetite or pleasure; and thus they connect her visit to the temple and her prayer with the most solemn... 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 1:10-11

She … prayed unto the LORD. Kneeling down in the inner court, but within sight of Eli, whose throne in the porch probably overlooked the whole inner space, Hannah prays unto "Jehovah of Sabaoth" for a male child. Her humility appears in her thrice calling herself Jehovah's handmaid; her earnestness in the threefold repetition of the entreaty that Jehovah would look on her, and remember her, and not forget her. With her prayer she also makes a twofold vow in case her request is granted. The... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:10-11

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