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

Bible Comments

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 Samuel 1:9. (2) Solomon's, 1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 6:17. (3) Zerubbabel's, Ezra 4:1; Ezra 4:2. (4) Herod's, John 2:20. (5) The future one of 2 Thessalonians 2:4. (6) The millennial temple of Ezekiel 41:1. and (7) the heavenly temple of Revelation 21:3; Revelation 21:22. Also seven references to believers as. temple in N.T.: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 2:21. Heb 3:6. 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 4:17.

1 Samuel 1:9

9 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.