1 Samuel 2:22 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 2:22

20 And Eli ^awould bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the¹ loan that was ^bgiven to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.

21 And the Lord ^avisited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel ^bgrew before the Lord.

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel,¹ and how they lay with ^athe women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress.

25 If one man sins against another, ^aGod will judge him. But if a man ^bsins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, ^cbecause the Lord desired to kill them.

26 And the child Samuel ^agrew in stature, and ^bin favor both with the Lord and men.

27 Then a ^aman of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ^b‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 2:22:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Door {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Eli {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Eli {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Eli {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

How {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Old {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Very {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 2:22:

Hophni {Easton's}
Samuel, Books Of {I.S.B.E.}

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