1 Samuel 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: ”

1 Samuel 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

time. day . Punctuality thus emphasised.
1 Samuel 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: He gave - portions - The sacrifices which were made were probably peace-offe...
1 Samuel 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: When ... Elkanah offered, he gave ... portions. The offerer received...
1 Samuel 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: (5) But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but t...
1 Samuel 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the time was that Elkanah offered ,.... That is, brought his offering to the priest, to offer it for him, which was at one of the three festivals. According to R. Joshua Ben Levi f, this wa...
1 Samuel 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: Ver. 4. And when the time was that Elkanah offered. ] He did not forbea...
1 Samuel 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Portions Of those parts of the peace-offerings which belonged to the offerer. These were the whole, except the fat, which belonged to the Lord, and the breast and right shoulder, which were due to...
1 Samuel 1:4 - 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 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parentage of Samuel; Elkanah, Hannah, and Peninnah. B. C. 1140. 1 Now there was a certai...
1 Samuel 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 4 . To wit, out of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings, the greatest part whereof fell to the offerer, and was eaten by him and his friends or guests before the Lord, Le 3 Le 7 Deu 12:12 16:1...
1 Samuel 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - 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 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Unhappiness and the Prayer of Hannah
1 Samuel 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 12:17 ; Deuteronomy 12:5-7 ; Deuteronomy 16:11 ; Leviticus 3:4 ; Leviticus 7:15
1 Samuel 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Portions — Out of the sacrifice of his peace — offerings, the greatest part whereof fell to the offerer, and was eaten by him, and his friends or guests, before the Lord. And out of this he gave th...

1 Samuel 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes