Bible Commentary

And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine house shall come [and] crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. 36. crouch … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:36”

And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed forever. 35. This verse forms no part of the sign, but is to be connected with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:35”

And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. 34. this shall be a sign unto thee ] The immediate fulfilment of one prediction will serve as a sign or assurance that the rest will not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:34”

And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 33. And the man, &c.] or, Yet every man of thine will I not cut … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:33”

And thou shalt see an enemy [in my] habitation, in all [the wealth] which [God] shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house forever. 32. thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation ] Or, a rival, the same word as that rendered “adversary” in 1Sa 1:6. The best … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:32”

Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 31. I will cut off thine arm ] = I will destroy thy strength. “The arm” is a common expression for “might,” “strength.” Cp. Psa 10:15; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:31”

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 30. saith ] The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:30”

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded [in my] habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? 29. Wherefore kick ye ] Better, Wherefore do ye trample upon, i.e. treat with contempt. at my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:29”

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 28. him ] Perhaps … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:28”

And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? 27 36. The doom of Eli’s house 27. a man of God ] i.e. a prophet commissioned by God. Even … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 2:27”