1 Samuel 1:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. ”

1 Samuel 1:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Until the child be weaned - Hebrew mothers, as elsewhere in the East, usually suckled their children until the age of two complete years, sometimes until the age of three.
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

child . young child. for ever . Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Whole), App-6. The whole put for. portion; i.e. as long as he lives. Put literally in 1 Samuel 1:28 .
1 Samuel 1:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
1 Samuel 1:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will not go up until, &c.— There is nothing in the Hebrew for, I will not go up. It has been observed, that Elkanah and Hannah treat one another with the greatest propriety and tenderness,...
1 Samuel 1:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. But...
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Until the child be weaned. — Weaning, we know, took place very late among the Hebrews. From 2Ma. 7:27, it appears that Hebrew mothers were in the habit of suckling their children for three years. T...
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But Hannah went not up ,.... For women, though they might go if they pleased to the yearly feasts, yet they were not obliged to it; whether she went up at the time for her purification, and for the...
1 Samuel 1:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned, and [then] I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. Ver....
1 Samuel 1:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will not go up till the child be weaned Not only from the breast, but from the mother's knee and care, and childish food. She was not bound by the law to go up with her husband; and therefore, th...
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hannah went not up, to wit, at that sacred anniversary feast, to which she went up before but now did not, because she could not with satisfaction to her mind and conscience appear before the Lord...
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - 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 1:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Born and Brought to Shiloh
1 Samuel 1:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:11 ; 1 Samuel 1:28 ; 1 Samuel 2:11 ; 1 Samuel 2:18 ; 1 Samuel 3:1 ; Deuteronomy 16:16 ; Exodus 21:6 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Joshua 4:7 ; Leviticus 25:23 ; Luke 2:22 ; Luke 2:41 ; Luke...
1 Samuel 1:22 - 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 1:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Weaned — Not only from the breast, but also from the mother's knee and care, and from childish food; 'till the child be something grown up, and fit to do some service in the tabernacle: for it seem...

1 Samuel 1:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 1:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes