1 Samuel 2:26

He grew better in bad times, which is remembered to his commendation.

Related Commentaries of 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...
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 meeti...
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.
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.
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 Ol...
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.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Grew on, and was in favour. — The very expressions of the biographer of Samuel were adopted by St. Luke when, in the early Chapter s of his Gospel,...
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...
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 th...
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 ti...
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 i...
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 fav...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

IN FAVOUR WITH GOD AND MEN ‘And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.’ 1 Samuel 2:26 These word...
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 gr...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. B. C. 1130....
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 g...
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 d...
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 typ...
Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:12 , 1 Samuel 2:26 The sacred historian dwells with evident pleasure on the beautiful, holy boyhood of the child who served before...
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...
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 h...
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 Sh...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord and also with men, this being noted here once more by way of effective contrast.
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

²⁶ And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 2:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:26