1 Samuel 1:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. ”

1 Samuel 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

After they had eaten ... - Rather, “after she had eaten and after she had drunk,” which is obviously right. Hannah, in the bitterness of her spirit, could not enjoy her feast, and so, after eatin...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the (e) temple of the LORD. (e) That is of the house where the ark was.
1 Samuel 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah Prays for a Child. In her distress Hannah betook herself to the sanctuary and prayed before Yahweh, i.e. before the Ark, for a son. She vowed that if a son were given her, she would devote...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a seat . the seat. First occurrence. Compare Zechariah 6:13 . a post . door post, or side post. the temple . palace. Hebrew. heykal. Seven mentioned in Scripture: (1) The Tabernacle, 1 Samue...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. Eli - sat upon a seat - על הכסא al hakkisse, upon t...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat, &c.— Eli, who was of the family of Ithamar, was both high-priest and judge at this time. He was born in the end of Gideon's judicature, and died in the middl...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of...
1 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

After they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. — This was the solemn sacrificial meal, at which the whole family were present. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat. — Eli, the high prie...
1 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) В¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. It is more than probable, that Hannah moved...
1 Samuel 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank ,.... After dinner, after Elkanah and Peninnah, and their children, had eaten heartily, and drank freely, and made a comfor...
1 Samuel 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. Ver. 9. So Hannah rose up. ] Fasting as she was...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So Hannah rose up The kind words of her husband in a great measure removed her sorrow, and induced her to eat and drink cheerfully. In her we have an example of a dutiful wife; who, sensible of her...
1 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hannah's Prayer. B. C. 1140. 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and a...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

After they had eaten, i.e. Elkanah and his company, except Hannah. Or, she ; for though at first she eat nothing, yet upon her husband's invitation and encouragement she might eat afterwards; thou...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah's Prayer For A Son And How She Became Confident That YHWH Had Answered Her Prayer ( 1 Samuel 1:9-18 ). In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH that if He will...
1 Samuel 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:9 . “Post,” or portal . “Probably a porch which had been placed before the curtain that formed the entrance into the Holy Place” (Keil) . “Temple,”...
1 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Unhappiness and the Prayer of Hannah
1 Samuel 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 3:15 ; 1 Samuel 3:3 ; 2 Samuel 7:2 ; Psalms 27:4 ; Psalms 29:9 ; Psalms 5:7
1 Samuel 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A seat — Or, throne; for it is manifest it was raised higher than ordinary, 1 Samuel 4:18 . Here he might sit, either as the judge; or rather as high — priest, to hear and answer such as came to h...

1 Samuel 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes