Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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1 Samuel 2:36
A piece - The word is only found here; but is thought to be connected in etymology and in meaning with the "Gerah," the smallest Hebrew coin, being the twentieth part of the shekel. The smallness of the sum asked for shows the poverty of the asker.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Samuel 2:36:
1 Samuel 2:5
1 Samuel 2:33
2 Samuel 3:29
Proverbs 6:26
Ezekiel 40:46
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