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1 Samuel 1:27

1 Samuel 1:27
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For this child I prayed,.... Which she now had in her hand, and was presenting to Eli:

and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him; and which he also desired might be granted her, or…

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.