1 Samuel 1:20

Samuel — That is, Asked of God.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 1:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Samuel - i. e. heard of God, because given in answer to prayer. The names “Ishmael” and “Elishama” have the same etymology.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel is Born and Dedicated to Yahweh. The family went home and in due time a son was born to Hannah, whom she called Shemuel (Samuel), possibly,...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

bare. son . Thus Samuel was. descendant of Korah. See Exodus 6:24 . Samuel . See note on Title, in the book comments for Samuel.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying , Becaus...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Called his name Samuel, &c.— We have often had occasion to observe, that the reason of names imposed is given in the context; which being the c...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Beca...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of Samuel Hannah, the childless wife of Elkanah, is. grieved by her childlessness, and prays for a son. Her prayer is heard, and in grat...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel ] The name Samuel is here connected with the verb saal , 'to ask'; but this seems only to have been a popular etymology. Most probably Samue...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And called his name Samuel . — The words translated “because I have asked him of the Lord,” do not explain the meaning of the name “Samuel·” they si...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II. HANNAH'S FAITH REWARDED. 1 Samuel 1:19-28 . IN all the transactions recorded in these verse, we see in Hannah the directing and re...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Child Dedicated to God 1 Samuel 1:12-28 Here is a delightful specimen of secret fellowship with God, and its results. Many were coming and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first Book of Samuel covers a period of transition in the history of the nation, dealing with the process from the judges to the kings. The condi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Bec...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceived ,.... Or, "at the revolutions of days" b; at the end of a year,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying], Becaus...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord remembered her Manifested his remembrance of her by the effect. She called his name Samuel That is, asked of God. Saying, Because I hav...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From 1 Chronicles 6:22-28 we learn that Elkanah was a Levite of the sons of Kohath. The names of four of his forebears are recorded in verse 1, whi...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Samuel; Samuel Presented to the Lord. B. C. 1137....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So the sense is, When the usual time from the conception to the birth was past, she brought forth her son. Heb. in or after the revolution, or expir...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

They Return Home and Samuel Is Born, And When He Is Weaned He Is Given To YHWH ( 1 Samuel 1:21-26 ). In accordance with Hannah's faith she bears a...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:20 . “Samuel.” “From Shama to hear, and El , God (Wordsworth) . “The words of Hannah are not an...
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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 1:1 . Ramathaim-zophim. The latter name being plural, refers to high towers; but Ramathaim was afterwards called Arimathea, the town of J...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Born and Brought to Shiloh
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, at the end of the period of pregnancy, that she bare a son, and...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 2:10 ; Exodus 2:22 ; Genesis 16:11 ; Genesis 29:32-35 ; Genesis 30:6-21 ; Genesis 4:25 ; Genesis 41:51 ; Genesis 41:52 ; Genesis 5:29...

²⁰ Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 1:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:20