1 Samuel 2:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. ”

1 Samuel 2:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the child Samuel ... - The account of our Lord’s growth Luke 2:52 is very similar; “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” The literal version of the pas...
1 Samuel 2:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Eli Remonstrates with his Sons. 1 Samuel 2:22 . and. how that. meeting: should probably be omitted with LXX ( cf. Exodus 38:8 ). tent of meeting: see Exodus 33:7 . 1 Samuel 2:24 . that I...
1 Samuel 2:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
1 Samuel 2:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(11-36) The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary — The Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli — The Doom of the House of Ithamar.
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of Dishonoring God 1 Samuel 2:22-36 Eli was held responsible for the excesses of his sons. He was a mild and gentle old man. But there are times when mildness and gentleness are out...
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(26) And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. How the mind of the Reader is relieved again and again in this melancholy account of Eli's sons, in the re...
1 Samuel 2:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND ON THAT’ ‘Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.… And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.’ 1 S...
1 Samuel 2:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the child Samuel grew up ,.... Increased in stature and in grace, grew more and more in all respects, and better and better, while Eli's sons grew worse and worse; the contrast between these mak...
1 Samuel 2:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. Ver. 26. And the child Samuel grew on, &c. ] The worse Eli's graceless sons were, the better Samuel was:...
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - 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 2:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He grew better in bad times, which is remembered to his commendation.
1 Samuel 2:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Continues To Grow On, And Is Increasing In Favour Both With YHWH And With Men ( 1 Samuel 2:26 ). 1 Samuel 2:26 ‘ And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with YHWH, an...
1 Samuel 2:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:18 . “But.” The Levite-child is contrasted with the grown-up priest” (Wordsworth) . “Ephod.” “It does not appear whether the Levites wore the ephod...
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - 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 2:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. Child growth One of the most beautiful things that God has made in the world is growth, and the world is f...
1 Samuel 2:26 - 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 2:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
1 Samuel 2:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:21 ; Acts 2:47 ; Luke 1:80 ; Luke 2:40 ; Luke 2:52 ; Proverbs 3:3 ; Romans 14:18

1 Samuel 2:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 2:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 2:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 2:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 2:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge