And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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Gill's Exposition
And he had two wives,.... Which, though connived at in those times, was contrary to the original law of marriage; and for which, though a good man, he was chastised, and had a great deal of vexation…
Barnes' Notes
He had two wives - Compare Gen 4:19. This was permitted by the law Deu 21:15, and sanctioned by the practice of Jacob Gen. 29, Ashur 1Ch 4:5, Shaharaim 1Ch 8:8, David 1Sa 25:43, Joash 2Ch 24:3, and…
Adam Clarke
He had two wives - The custom of those times permitted polygamy; but wherever there was more than one wife, we find the peace of the family greatly disturbed by it.
The name of the one was Hannah -…
We have here an account of the state of the family into which Samuel the prophet was born. His father's name was Elkanah, a Levite, and of the family of the Kohathites (the most honourable house of…
Cambridge Bible
two wives Polygamy, though at variance with the original institution of marriage (Gen 2:24), was tolerated by the Mosaic law as an existing custom (Deu 21:15-17), and the fact that Abraham, Jacob,…
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