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: the more amiable and acceptable both to God and men. Bad company to good people is, or ought to be, as the dirt of oysters, whose mud hath soap in it, and doth rather scour than defile.
And also with men.] This was a great mercy to him, as it was afterwards to David, that "whatsoever he did pleased the people."