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1 Samuel 1:9

1 Samuel 1:9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank,.... After dinner, after Elkanah and Peninnah, and their children, had eaten heartily, and drank freely, and made a…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

After they had eaten ... - Rather, “after she had eaten and after she had drunk,” which is obviously right. Hannah, in the bitterness of her spirit, could not enjoy her feast, and so, after eating and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Eli - sat upon a seat - על הכסא al hakkisse, upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then judge of Israel.

By a post of the temple of the Lord - I think this is the first place where היכל יהוה…

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Samuel 1:9-20

Hannah's Prayer and its answer

9. So Hannah rose up Simply And. Hannah left the feast for which she had not heart, and went to pray.

Eli the priest Eli belonged to the house of Ithamar Aaron's fourth…

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