1 Samuel 1:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. ”

1 Samuel 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the man (h) Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. (h) This Elkanah was a Levite, ( 1 Chronicles 6:27 ), and as some write once a year they...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14. offer . sacrifice. App-43.
1 Samuel 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. The man Elkanah and all his house - He and the whole of his family, Hannah and her child exce...
1 Samuel 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And his vow— It is most likely that Elkanah had united with Hannah in the vow she made, 1 Samuel 1:11 and moreover had promised, in case of its completion, to offer some extraordinary sacrifice....
1 Samuel 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. The man Elkanah ... went up to offer ... his vow. The solemn expression of his concur...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And his vow. — Elkanah too had vowed a vow unto the Lord, in case his wife Hannah should have a son. It has been remarked that vows are characteristic of that particular age of the Judges; for inst...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - 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 1:21 - 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 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(21) And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. (22) But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the c...
1 Samuel 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the man Elkanah, and all his house ,.... All his family, excepting Hannah, and her son Samuel; or all the men of his house, as the Targum; for only the males were obliged to appear at the three...
1 Samuel 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. Ver. 21. And his vow. ] Made first by his wife, and afterwards owned and ratified by himse...
1 Samuel 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Elkanah and all his house went up Hannah only and her child excepted. And his vow By which it appears, though it was not expressed before, that he heard and consented to her vow; and that he adde...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - 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 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All his house, i.e. his wife Peninnah, and his children, which are ofttimes called a man's house in Scripture, Hannah only and her child excepted, as it here follows. The yearly sacrifice; that s...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:21 . “Yearly Sacrifice” literally, the “offering of the days,”—the Israelites’ customary and obligatory annual sacrifice. The “offering of the days “i...
1 Samuel 1:21 - 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 1:21 - 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 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Born and Brought to Shiloh
1 Samuel 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:3 ; Genesis 18:19 ; Joshua 24:15 ; Psalms 101:2
1 Samuel 1:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Life Dedicated to God 1 Samuel 1:21-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are studying today the story of a man who was noted for his piety, and purity, and prayer. He was not a Prophet as was Isaiah, or...
1 Samuel 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His house — Hannah only and her child excepted. His vow — By which it appears, though it was not expressed before, that he heard and consented to her vow, and that he added a vow of his own, if God...

1 Samuel 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes