1 Samuel 2:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. ”

• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Zadok is meant rather than Samuel. The High Priesthood continued in the direct descendants of Zadok as long as the monarchy lasted (see 1 Chronicles 6:8-15 ). Mine anointed - in its first sens...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And I will raise me up a (z) faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed fo...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A Prophet Foretells the Death of Eli's Sons, and the Expulsion of his Family from the Priesthood. Composed by the Deuteronomic Editor (see above, p. 273), to connect the misconduct of the sons of E...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  mind . soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ev...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And I will raise me up a faithful priest— i.e. Zadok, as it is generally supposed, who was anointed in the room of Abiathar, the last descendant of Eli in the pontificate. See 1 Kings 2:27 ; 1...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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.

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (34) And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. (35) And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall d...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And I will raise up a faithful priest ,.... Not Samuel, as some, for he was not of the seed of Aaron, and of the priestly race; nor had he a sure house, for his sons declined from the ways of truth...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ev...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I will raise me up a faithful priest Of another line, as is necessarily implied by the total removal of that office from Eli's line. The person designed is Zadok, one eminent for his faithfulness t...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Eli and His House Threatened. B. C. 1128.       27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  A faithful priest, to wit, of another line, as is necessarily implied by one total removal of that office from Eli's line, before threatened. The person designed is Zadok, one eminent for his faith...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  YHWH Sends A Man Of God To Pass His Verdict On Eli's House ( 1 Samuel 2:27-36 ). Scripture constantly reveals that God is never left without a witness. Always at special times of need a ‘man of Go...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:27 . “A man of God.” A prophet, as in 1 Kings 13:1 , etc. “The only one mentioned since Deborah.” (Biblical Commentary.) “Thy Father.” “Eli was a...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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,...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - 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...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And I will raise me up a faithful priest. Rejection and election I. The principle of Divine rejection is always the same. 1. There is nothing arbitrary in God’s dealings with men. (1) The...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE DIVINE JUDGMENT UPON ELI AND HIS HOUSE ( 1 Samuel 2:27-9 ). 1 Samuel 2:27 There came a man of God. The title man of God is the usual appellation of a pro...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Prophecy Against Eli

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 29:22 ; 1 Chronicles 6:8-15 ; 1 Kings 1:45 ; 1 Kings 1:8 ; 1 Kings 11:38 ; 1 Kings 2:35 ; 1 Samuel 25:28 ; 2 Samuel 7:11 ; 2 Samuel 7:27 ; Exodus 1:21 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezeki...

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• 1 Samuel 2:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Raise a priest — Of another line, as it necessarily implied by the total removal of that office from Eli's line. The person designed is Zadok, one eminent for his faithfulness to God, and to the ki...

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