And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
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Gill's Exposition
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, do what seemeth thee good,.... He spake like a kind and indulgent husband, knowing that she would not thereby break any law of God; and it might be more for her…
Adam Clarke
Until thou have weaned him - On the nature of this weaning, and the time in which it was usually done, the reader will be pleased to refer to the note on Gen 21:8.
The Lord establish his word - Or,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
his word No express promise of a son has been mentioned; Eli's blessing in 1Sa 1:1 can scarcely be understood as such. But Samuel's birth implied that Hannah's prayer was heard, and Elkanah prays that…
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