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1 Samuel 4:20

1 Samuel 4:20
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

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,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

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.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 4:19-22

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

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.

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