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1 Samuel 1:18

1 Samuel 1:18
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And she said, let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight,.... She had found favour in his sight she perceives, and she desires it might be continued and increased; and that as he had prayed for her,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

A beautiful example of the composing influence of prayer. Hannah had cast her burden upon the Lord, and so her own spirit was relieved of its load. She now returned to the family feast, and ate her…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Let thine handmaid find grace - Continue to think favorably of me, and to pray for me.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 1:9-18

Elkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here we find the good effect of the reproof.

I. It brought her to her meat. She ate and drank, Sa1 1:9. She did not harden herself in…