Verse 2
2. It came to pass at that time Not the night following the day on which the man of God appeared to Eli, (1 Samuel 2:27,) as Drusius, Patrick, and others suppose, for, as a part of this call of God to Samuel contained a prophecy against Eli, it is probable that some considerable time had elapsed since the man of God delivered his message; but the words at that time (Hebrews, in that day) refer more naturally to the period designated by those days in the first verse, when the word of God was rare, than to any particular day or part of a day.
In his place In his sleeping apartment, either in the court of the tabernacle or near by it.
His eyes began to wax dim By reason of old age. This statement seems to be introduced here to explain why Samuel ran so hastily to Eli when he heard his name called, as though he supposed the high priest, being partially blind, needed his assistance.
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