And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
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Gill's Exposition
And about the time of her death,.... Which quickly came on after she was brought to bed:
the women that stood by her; who were called to her labour, and assisted at it:
said unto her, fear not,…
Adam Clarke
But she answered not - She paid no attention to what the women had said concerning her having borne a son; that information she regarded not.
We have here another melancholy story, that carries on the desolations of Eli's house, and the sorrowful feeling which the tidings of the ark's captivity excited. It is concerning the wife of…
Cambridge Bible
Fear not Cp. Gen 35:16-19. But the attempt to comfort her was vain. The loss of the Ark so absorbed her mind, that even a mother's greatest joy (Joh 16:21) could not rouse her.