1Sa 1:3 | NET2full | STEP | This man would go up from his city year after year to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at Shiloh . (It was there that the two sons of Eli , Hophni and Phinehas , served as the Lord ’s priests .)

‏ 1 Samuel 1:3

3 This man would go up from his city year after year ^{▼▼tn Heb “from days to days.” In this phrase “days” idiomatically means a year, as a set of days.} to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at Shiloh. ^{▼▼sn From the book of Judges we know that Israel often struggled with idolatry during this time period. This introduction to Elkanah portrays him as a faithful worshiper of the Lord (whatever his faults may have been) at a time when “each man did what he considered to be right” (Judg 17:6; 21:25).} (It was there that the two sons of Eli, ^{▼▼tc LXX “Eli and his two sons.”} Hophni and Phinehas, served as the Lord’s priests.)