1 Samuel 2:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. ”

1 Samuel 2:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The word “minister” is used in three senses in Scripture: (1) of the service or ministration of both priests and Levites rendered unto the Lord Exodus 28:35 , Exodus 28:43 : (2) of the minis...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the (i) LORD before Eli the priest. (i) In all that Eli commanded him.
1 Samuel 2:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

child . youth.
1 Samuel 2:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. And Elkanah went to Ramah - Immediately after the 10th verse, the Septuagint add, Και κατελιπεν...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. The child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. He must have been engaged i...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving. The Sin of Eli's Sons 1-10. The Song of Hannah. This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary ( Luke 1...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Elkanah went to Ramah. — These simple words just sketch out what took place after Hannah left her boy in Shiloh. Elkanah went home, and the old family life, with its calm religious trustfulness, fl...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IV. ELI'S HOUSE. 1 Samuel 2:11-36 . THE notices of little Samuel, that alternate in this passage with the sad accounts of Eli and his house, are like the green spots that vary the dull...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God of the Lowly 1 Samuel 2:1-11 Hannah's song was to inspire David, the Virgin-Mother, and countless others to sing hymns of praise. So the song of a bird will set the whole woodland ringi...
1 Samuel 2:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) В¶ And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. While Elkanah returns to his home with his family, the child Samuel is left under the...
1 Samuel 2:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house ,.... Of which see 1 Samuel 1:19 . This was after he had offered the sacrifices at the feast, worshipped the Lord, and Hannah had delivered her prayer or song...
1 Samuel 2:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Ver. 11. And the child did minister unto the Lord. ] He did such offices as he was able abou...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The child did minister unto the Lord As soon as he was capable, and in a way agreeable to his tender years, as in lighting the lamps, or in singing and playing on instruments of music. Before Eli...
1 Samuel 2:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bo...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. B. C. 1130. 11 And Elkanah went...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In some way agreeable to his tender years, as in singing, or playing upon instruments of music, as they used then to do in God's service; or lighting the lamps, or some other way. For I suppose Samue...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Rise Of Samuel And The Fall Of The House Of Eli ( 1 Samuel 2:12 to 1 Samuel 3:1 ). In this section we now have a description of the careful build up of Samuel's ministry and of his own spiri...
1 Samuel 2:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 . “Minister.” “The word is used in three senses in Scripture. 1. Of the service of both priests and Levites ( Exodus 28:35-43 , etc.). 2. Of the ministrations of the Levites as r...
1 Samuel 2:11 - 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 2:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:1 . Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth. This song is much admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, an...
1 Samuel 2:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SAMUEL 'S MINISTRATIONS AT SHILOH ( 1 Samuel 2:11-9 ). 1 Samuel 2:11 The child did minister. Left by his parents at Shiloh, Samuel ministered unto the Lord; that is, ce...
1 Samuel 2:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hannah's Song of Thankfulness
1 Samuel 2:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:28 ; 1 Samuel 2:18 ; 1 Samuel 3:1 ; 1 Samuel 3:15
1 Samuel 2:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Minster — In some way agreeable to his tender years, as in singing, or playing upon instruments of musick, or lighting the lamps. Before Eli the priest — That is, under the inspection, and by the d...

1 Samuel 2:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 2:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 2:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 2:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes