1 Samuel 1:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. ”

1 Samuel 1:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah Prays for a Child. In her distress Hannah betook herself to the sanctuary and prayed before Yahweh, i.e. before the Ark, for a son. She vowed that if a son were given her, she would devote...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. Spake in her heart; only her lips moved - She prayed; her whole heart...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 1:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of Samuel Hannah, the childless wife of Elkanah, is. grieved by her childlessness, and prays for a son. Her prayer is heard, and in gratitude she consecrates her child to the service of...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart. — Eli was watching the worshippers, and, as Bunsen well remarks, was struck with dismay at her silent earnestness, such heartfelt prayer being apparently not usu...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I. HANNAH'S TRIAL AND TRUST. 1 Samuel 1:1-18 . THE prophet Samuel, like the book which bears his name, comes in as a connecting link between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He belo...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Child Dedicated to God 1 Samuel 1:12-28 Here is a delightful specimen of secret fellowship with God, and its results. Many were coming and going in the Tabernacle-court. It was no place for...
1 Samuel 1:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first Book of Samuel covers a period of transition in the history of the nation, dealing with the process from the judges to the kings. The condition of the people under the Judges, as we have se...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. (13) Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli...
1 Samuel 1:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
1 Samuel 1:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. Ver. 13. She spake in her heart. ] Vocis egit silentio ut corde...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 h...
1 Samuel 1:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From 1 Chronicles 6:22-28 we learn that Elkanah was a Levite of the sons of Kohath. The names of four of his forebears are recorded in verse 1, which in order of descent are Zuph (meaning "observer...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hannah's Prayer. B. C. 1140. 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and a...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Her voice was not heard; partly, to avoid the suspicion of vain-glory; partly, because she would not have others acquainted with her barrenness, which was matter of reproach; and partly, because sh...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah's Prayer For A Son And How She Became Confident That YHWH Had Answered Her Prayer ( 1 Samuel 1:9-18 ). In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH that if He will...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:13 . “She spake in her heart.” Prayer is almost always oral in the East, even in public ( Kitto ). 1 Samuel 1:14 . “Put away thy wine from thee,”...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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,...
1 Samuel 1:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:1 . Ramathaim-zophim. The latter name being plural, refers to high towers; but Ramathaim was afterwards called Arimathea, the town of Joseph the ruler, twenty miles from Jerusalem. But...
1 Samuel 1:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart. Hannah as a worshipper The strength of Hannah’s moral character is manifested in her temple service. She possessed a force of soul which lifted her above tro...
1 Samuel 1:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Unhappiness and the Prayer of Hannah
1 Samuel 1:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 13:7 ; Acts 2:13 ; Genesis 24:42-45 ; Nehemiah 2:4 ; Psalms 25:1 ; Romans 8:26 ; Zechariah 9:15
1 Samuel 1:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Drunken — Because of the multitude of her words, and those motions of her face and body, which the vehemency of her passion, and the fervency in prayer occasioned.

1 Samuel 1:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 1:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes