1 Samuel 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And this man went up out of his city yearlya to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. ”

1 Samuel 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is likely that during the unsettled times of the Judges Judges 21:25 the attendance of Israelites at the three Festivals Exodus 34:23 ; Deuteronomy 16:16 fell into desuetude or great irregu...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in (b) Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, [were] there. (b)...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elkanah and his Rival Wives. The book opens with a domestic scene which throws light on the practical working of polygamy in ancient Israel. The husband is an Ephraimite, Elkanah of Ramah, i.e. t...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

yearly . Hebrew "from days to days". Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, to emphasise the regularity. the LORD of hosts . Jehovah Sabaioth, one of the Jehovah-titles. The first of 281...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. Went up...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. Th...
1 Samuel 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Went up out of his city yearly. — The He brew expression rendered yearly, is found in Exodus 13:10 , and there refers to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Passover. There is little doubt but that...
1 Samuel 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hannah's Prayer and Vow 1 Samuel 1:1-11 Elkanah was evidently a kind husband to Hannah; but marriage had suffered from the general relaxation of morals, and the bitter effects of polygamy are i...
1 Samuel 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. This...
1 Samuel 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

This man went up out of his city yearly ,.... From year to year; or, as the Targum, from the time of the solemn appointed feast to the solemn appointed feast, from one to another; there were three o...
1 Samuel 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, [were] there. Ver. 3...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

To worship in Shiloh Where the tabernacle now was, and where all sacrifices were to be offered. Hither all the males were bound to resort at the three great annual feasts, ( Deuteronomy 16:16 ,) an...
1 Samuel 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parentage of Samuel; Elkanah, Hannah, and Peninnah. B. C. 1140. 1 Now there was a certai...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Yearly, to wit, at one of the solemn feasts, which probably was the passover, when he not only went up himself, but carried his wife and children with him. Compare 1 Samuel 1:7 . Or, at the app...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Events That Lead Up To Samuel's Birth ( 1 Samuel 1:1-20 ). We should note initially the godliness of both Elkanah and Hannah. The writer's aim is to bring out that they were worthy and godly p...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:2 . “Two wives.” “Perhaps he took the second on account of Hannah’s barrenness” ( Wordsworth ). 1 Samuel 1:3 . “Yearly.” Probably to the Passover,...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Lord of hosts Jehovah (Lord) of Hosts, Hebrew, Jehovah Sabaoth. For the distinctive meanings of Jehovah, ( See Scofield) - ( Genesis 2:4 ). Sabaoth means simply host or hosts, but with...
1 Samuel 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

And he had two wives. The folly of polygamy Abraham’s domestic peace was embittered, so that he was at length compelled to dismiss Hagar; and Jacob saw much strife arise amongst his household w...
1 Samuel 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE EARLY LIFE OF SAMUEL . EXPOSITION THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL ( 1 Samuel 1:1-9 ) 1 Samuel 1:1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim. Though Sam...
1 Samuel 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Unhappiness and the Prayer of Hannah
1 Samuel 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:9 ; 1 Samuel 2:12-17 ; 1 Samuel 2:34 ; 1 Samuel 3:13 ; 1 Samuel 4:11 ; 1 Samuel 4:17 ; 1 Samuel 4:18 ; 1 Samuel 4:4 ; Deuteronomy 12:11-14 ; Deuteronomy 12:5-7 ; Deuteronomy 16:...
1 Samuel 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yearly — At the three solemn feasts, when he, together with all other males were obliged to go to worship God in the place appointed; and at other times, when he as a Levite, was to go thither in h...

1 Samuel 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Samuel 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes