1 Samuel 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4

2 And he had ^atwo wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

3 This man went up from his city ^ayearly ^bto worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in ^cShiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an ^aoffering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ^aalthough the Lord had closed her womb.

6 And her rival also ^aprovoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.

Hannah’s Vow

8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not ^abetter to you than ten sons?”

9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of ^athe tabernacle of the Lord.

10 ^aAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and¹ wept in anguish.

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 1:4:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Give {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Peninnah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Peninnah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Time {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wife {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wife {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 1:4:

Deuteronomy {I.S.B.E.}

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