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1 Samuel 1:21

1 Samuel 1:21
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the man Elkanah, and all his house,.... All his family, excepting Hannah, and her son Samuel; or all the men of his house, as the Targum; for only the males were obliged to appear at the three…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The man Elkanah and all his house - He and the whole of his family, Hannah and her child excepted, who purposed not to go up to Shiloh till her son was old enough to be employed in the Divine…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 1:19-28

Here is, I. The return of Elkanah and his family to their own habitation, when the days appointed for the feast were over, Sa1 1:19. Observe how they improved their time at the tabernacle. Every day…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Samuel 1:21-28

Samuel's infancy and dedication to Jehovah

21. his vow This assumes that Elkanah as well as Hannah had made a vow. The Sept. reads "his vows and all the tithes of his land." Cp. Deu 12:11.

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