1Sa 2 | TSK | STEP | Hannah's song in thankfulness. The sin of Eli's sons. Samuel's ministry. By Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful. Eli reproves his sons. A prophecy against Eli's house. prayed. My heart. mine horn. my mouth. I rejoice.

out of heaven.The LXX. insert, "Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, nor the strong glory in his strength, nor the rich glory in his riches; but let him who glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth the Lord, and executeth judgment and righteousness in the midst of the earth."

he thunder.

7:10; 12:18; Job 40:9; Ps 18:13,14

judge.

Ps 50:1-6; 96:13; 98:9; Ec 11:9; 12:14; Mt 25:31,32; Joh 5:21,22

Ro 14:10-12; 2Co 5:10; Re 20:11-15

he shall.

12:13; 15:28; 16:1; 2Sa 7:8,13; Ps 2:6; 21:1,7; Isa 32:1; 45:24

Mt 25:34; 28:18

exalt.

Ps 89:17,24; 92:10; 148:14; Lu 1:69

anointed.

12:3; Ps 2:2; 20:6; 28:8; 45:7; Ac 4:27; 10:38

minister.

18; 1:28; 3:1,15

the sons.

Ho 4:6-9; Mal 2:1-9

sons of Belial.

10:27; 25:17; De 13:13; Jud 19:22; 1Ki 21:10,13; 2Co 6:15

knew.

3:7; Jud 2:10; Jer 2:8; 22:16; Joh 8:55; 16:3; 17:3; Ro 1:21,28-30

all that the flesh-hook.

29; Ex 29:27,28; Le 7:34; Isa 56:11; Mal 1:10; 2Pe 2:13-15

Le 3:3-5,16; Ro 16:18; Php 3:19; Jude 1:12

presently. Heb. as on the day.

Le 3:16; 7:23-25

I will take.

Jud 18:25; Ne 5:15; Mic 2:1,2; 3:5; 1Pe 5:2,3

before.

Ge 6:11; 10:9; 13:13; 2Ki 21:6; Ps 51:4; Isa 3:8

abhorred.

Mal 2:8,13; Mt 18:7

ministered.

11; 3:1

a linen ephod.

22:18; Ex 28:4; Le 8:7; 2Sa 6:14

a little coat.{Meil katon,} "a little cloak" or {surtout;} an upper garment: see note on Ex 28:4.

from year to year.

1:3,21; Ex 23:14 The natural place for this verse seems to be before the 11th, after which the 21st should probably come in; and after the 21st, perhaps the 26th should follow.

blessed.

Ge 14:19; 27:27-29; Nu 6:23-27; Ru 2:12; 4:11

loan. or, petition which she asked, etc.

1:27,28

visited.

1:19,20; Ge 21:1; Lu 1:68

grew.

26; 3:19; Jud 13:24; Lu 1:80; 2:40,52

Now.

8:1

did unto.

13-17; Jer 7:9,10; Eze 22:26; Ho 4:9-11

women.It is probable that these were persons who had some employment about the tabernacle: see note on Ex 38:8.

assembled. assembled by troops.

Ex 38:8

Why.

1Ki 1:6; Ac 9:4; 14:15

I hear, etc. or, I hear evil words of you. by all.

Isa 3:9; Jer 3:3; 8:12; Php 3:19

no good.

Ac 6:3; 2Co 6:8; 1Ti 3:7; 3Jo 1:12

ye make.

17,22; Ex 32:21; 1Ki 13:18-21; 15:30; 2Ki 10:31; Mal 2:8; Mt 18:7

2Pe 2:18; Re 2:20

transgress. or, cry out.

sin against.

De 17:8-12; 25:1-3

if a man.

3:14; Nu 15:30; Ps 51:4,16; Heb 10:26

who shall.

1Ti 2:5; Heb 7:25

hearkened.

De 2:30; Jos 11:20; 2Ch 25:16; Pr 15:10; Joh 12:39,40

because.Rather, therefore, as the particle {kee} also signifies (see Ps 116:10:) so Noldius, {Ideo voluit Jehova eos interficere,} "Therefore Jehovah purposed to destroy them."

grew on.

was in.

Pr 3:3; Lu 1:80; 2:40,52; Ac 2:47; Ro 14:18

a man.

9:4; De 33:1; Jud 6:8; 13:6; 1Ki 13:1; 1Ti 6:11; 2Pe 1:21

Did I.

Ex 4:14,27

And did I.

Ex 28:1,4,6-30; 29:4-37; 39:1-7; Le 8:7,8; Nu 16:5; 17:5-8; 18:1-7

2Sa 12:7

did I give.

Le 2:3,10; 6:16; 7:7,8,32,34,35; 10:14,15; Nu 5:9,10; 18:8,19

De 18:1-8

kick ye.

13-17; De 32:15; Mal 1:12,13

and at mine.They disdained to take the part allowed by the law; and would take for themselves what part they pleased, and as much as they pleased.

13-16

habitation.

De 12:5,6; Jos 18:1

and honourest.By permitting his sons to deal thus with the sacrifices, and to be served first, by taking their part before the fat, etc., was burnt to the Lord, Eli thus honoured his sons above God.

Le 19:15; De 33:9; Mt 10:37; 22:16; Lu 14:26; 2Co 5:16; Jas 3:17

make.

13-16; Isa 56:11,12; Eze 13:19; 34:2; Ho 4:8; Mic 3:5; Ro 16:18

I said.

Ex 28:43; 29:9; Nu 25:11-13

Be it far.

Nu 35:34; *marg

2Ch 15:2; Jer 18:9,10

them.

Jud 9:10; Ps 50:23; Pr 3:9,10; Isa 29:13; Da 4:34; Mal 1:6

Joh 5:23; 8:49; 13:31,32; 17:4,5

I will honour.

Ps 18:20; 91:14; Joh 5:44; 12:26; 1Co 4:5; 1Pe 1:7

that despise.

Nu 11:20; 2Sa 12:9,10; Mal 2:8,9

I will cut.That is, I will destroy the strength, power, influence, and authority of thee and thy family; of which the arm of man being the instrument, is used as the emblem.

4:2,11,17-20; 14:3; 22:17-20; 1Ki 2:26,27,35; Job 22:9; Ps 37:17

Eze 30:21-24; 44:10

an enemy, etc.Or, the affliction of the tabernacle, for all the wealth which God would have given Israel. This appears to be the right translation; for, agreeably to this prediction, he did see the tabernacle deprived of the ark, which was its glory, and lived to hear that it was captured by the Philistines.

4:4,11,22; Ps 78:59-64

an old man.

Zec 8:4

to consume.

22:21-23; 1Ki 1:7,19; 2:26,27; Mt 2:16-18

in the flower, etc. Heb. men.

a sign.

3:12; 1Ki 13:3; 14:12

in one day.

4:11,17

I will raise.

1Ki 1:8,45; 2:35; 1Ch 29:22; Eze 34:23; 44:15,16; Heb 2:17; 7:26-28