And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass at that time,.... When the word of the Lord was scarce and precious, and there was no open vision; or, as Ben Gersom, the same day the man of God came to Eli at night, the…
Barnes' Notes
The passage should be rendered thus: “And it came to pass at that time that Eli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes had begun to grow dim; he could not see. And the lamp of God was not yet gone…
Adam Clarke
Eli was laid down in his place - It is very likely that as the ark was a long time at Shiloh, they had built near to it certain apartments for the high priest and others more immediately employed…
To make way for the account of God's revealing himself first to Samuel, we are here told, 1. How industrious Samuel was in serving God, according as his place and capacity were (Sa1 3:1): The child…
Cambridge Bible
at that time This rendering is possible, but the Heb. literally means on that day, the memorable day which left such a deep mark upon Samuel's life. So the LXX. and Vulg.
The words from - when Eli"…
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