1 Samuel 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

yearly. Hebrew "from days to days". Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, to emphasise the regularity.

the LORD of hosts. Jehovah Sabaioth, one of the Jehovah-titles. The first of 281 occurrences. Denotes the God of Israel as the Lord of all the hosts of heaven and earth. See App-4. This title specially characterises this book.

Shiloh. Where the Tabernacle and Ark were. Joshua 18:1; Joshua 19:51; Joshua 22:9; Judges 18:31.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

1 Samuel 1:3

3 And this man went up out of his city yearlya to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.