1 Samuel 1:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. ”

1 Samuel 1:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Samuel - i. e. heard of God, because given in answer to prayer. The names “Ishmael” and “Elishama” have the same etymology.
1 Samuel 1:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel is Born and Dedicated to Yahweh. The family went home and in due time a son was born to Hannah, whom she called Shemuel (Samuel), possibly, His name is God. His Name = Yahweh, i.e. Yahweh...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

bare. son . Thus Samuel was. descendant of Korah. See Exodus 6:24 . Samuel . See note on Title, in the book comments for Samuel.
1 Samuel 1:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying , Because I have asked him of the LORD. Called his name Sa...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Called his name Samuel, &c.— We have often had occasion to observe, that the reason of names imposed is given in the context; which being the case here, it is surprising that interpreters shoul...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. Called his n...
1 Samuel 1:20 - 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 1:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And called his name Samuel . — The words translated “because I have asked him of the Lord,” do not explain the meaning of the name “Samuel·” they simply give the reason for his mother so calling him...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II. HANNAH'S FAITH REWARDED. 1 Samuel 1:19-28 . IN all the transactions recorded in these verse, we see in Hannah the directing and regulating power of the family; while Elkanah appear...
1 Samuel 1:20 - 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 1:20 - 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 1:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. I would have t...
1 Samuel 1:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceived ,.... Or, "at the revolutions of days" b; at the end of a year, of a complete year, as Ben Melech, from their retu...
1 Samuel 1:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of the LORD. Ver. 20. That s...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord remembered her Manifested his remembrance of her by the effect. She called his name Samuel That is, asked of God. Saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord This was the reason of th...
1 Samuel 1:20 - 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 1:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Samuel; Samuel Presented to the Lord. B. C. 1137. 19 And they rose up in...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So the sense is, When the usual time from the conception to the birth was past, she brought forth her son. Heb. in or after the revolution, or expiration of some days, Hannah conceived, and in due...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

They Return Home and Samuel Is Born, And When He Is Weaned He Is Given To YHWH ( 1 Samuel 1:21-26 ). In accordance with Hannah's faith she bears a son, and will not again go up to the Temple until...
1 Samuel 1:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:20 . “Samuel.” “From Shama to hear, and El , God (Wordsworth) . “The words of Hannah are not an etymological explanation of the name, but an expos...
1 Samuel 1:20 - 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 1:20 - 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 1:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Born and Brought to Shiloh
1 Samuel 1:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 2:10 ; Exodus 2:22 ; Genesis 16:11 ; Genesis 29:32-35 ; Genesis 30:6-21 ; Genesis 4:25 ; Genesis 41:51 ; Genesis 41:52 ; Genesis 5:29 ; Matthew 1:21
1 Samuel 1:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Samuel — That is, Asked of God.

1 Samuel 1:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes