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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

1 Samuel 1:5

but unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion, a double portion; for he loved Hannah, she was his favorite wife, as Rachel had been Jacob's; but the Lord had shut up her womb, He had given her no children, and childlessness was rightly held to be a great misfortune, a reproach, even a divine punishment, Genesis 19:31; Genesis 30:1.

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See also 1 Samuel 1:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 1:5. _UNTO HANNAH HE GAVE A WORTHY PORTION_] The Hebrew here is very obscure, יתן מנה אחת אפים _yitten manah achath appayim; he_ _gave her one portion of two faces_; which the _Syriac_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    A WORTHY PORTION - Probably as in the margin. Naturally she would have had a single portion of the sacrifice (compare 1 Samuel 9:23), but because of his love to her he gave her a double portion, enoug...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. SAMUEL THE PROPHET AND JUDGE 1. The Birth and Childhood of Samuel CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Elkanah and his wives (1 Samuel 1:1)_ 2. Hannah's prayer and vow (1 Samuel 1:9) 3. Th...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ELKANAH AND HIS RIVAL WIVES. The book opens with a domestic scene which throws light on the practical working of polygamy in ancient Israel. The husband is an Ephraimite, Elkanah of Ramah, _i.e._ the...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WORTHY. double....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _a worthy portion_ Lit., _ONE PORTION FOR TWO PERSONS_ : A DOUBLE PORTION. If the text is sound, this seems to be the best explanation of an obscure expression. Elkanah marked his love for Hannah by g...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BUT THE LORD, &C.— _For he loved Hannah, though the Lord,_ &c. Waterland....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. THE JUDGESHIP OF SAMUEL 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 12:25 1. The Birth and Infancy of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 2:11. Samuel's Simple

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT UNTO HANNAH HE GAVE A WORTHY PORTION; FOR HE LOVED HANNAH: BUT THE LORD HAD SHUT UP HER WOMB._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BIRTH OF SAMUEL Hannah, the childless wife of Elkanah, is. grieved by her childlessness, and prays for a son. Her prayer is heard, and in gratitude she consecrates her child to the service of Jeho...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ INTRODUCTION TO 1 AND 2 SAMUEL The books of 1 and 2 Samuel used to be one book. The writer wrote the book in the *Hebrew language. Many years later, m...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    A WORTHY PORTION. — Literally, _one portion for two persons: i.e.,_ a double portion. It was an expression of his deep love for her. As Von Gerlach puts it, “Thou art as dear to me as if thou hadst bo...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ לְ חַנָּ֕ה יִתֵּ֛ן מָנָ֥ה אַחַ֖ת אַפָּ֑יִם

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER I. _ HANNAH'S TRIAL AND TRUST._ 1 Samuel 1:1. THE prophet Samuel, like the book which bears his name, comes in as a connecting link between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He belonged to...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    HANNAH'S PRAYER AND VOW 1 Samuel 1:1 Elkanah was evidently a kind husband to Hannah; but marriage had suffered from the general relaxation of morals, and the bitter effects of polygamy are illustrat...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The first Book of Samuel covers a period of transition in the history of the nation, dealing with the process from the judges to the kings. The condition of the people under the Judges, as we have see...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    But unto Hannah he gave a worthy (c) portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. (c) Some read, a portion with a hearty cheer....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    With sorrow. Hebrew apayim, "of faces, indignation, (Calmet) sorrow;" (Menochius) or that was presented before him. Chaldean and many others translate, "a chosen:" (Calmet) Protestants, "a worthy port...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (4) And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: (5) But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but th...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We find then, in the beginning of this book, priesthood existing before God in the original form we have mentioned. Eli, pious himself, and fearing God, maintained no order in the priestly family. The...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT UNTO HANNAH HE GAVE A WORTHY PORTION,.... Or, one choice portion, as the Targum; the best part or portion in the peace offering, of what the priest had not; he had the breast and the right shoulde...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. Ver. 5. _But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion._] Heb., A gift of the face; _partem spectabilem; _...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion_ Or, a double portion; in token of his extraordinary respect and kindness to her. _For he loved Hannah: but the Lord_ Or, _though the Lord, had shut her womb_ Her...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Elkanah a Leuite hauing two wiues, worshippeth yeerely at Shiloh. 4 Hee cherisheth Hannah, though barren, and prouoked by Peninnah. 9 Hannah in griefe, prayeth for a childe. 12 Eli first rebuking...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    From 1 Chronicles 6:22 we learn that Elkanah was a Levite of the sons of Kohath. The names of four of his forebears are recorded in verse 1, which in order of descent are Zuph (meaning "observer"); To...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    A WORTHY PORTION: Or, a double portion...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 Elkanah kept up his attendance at God's altar, notwithstanding the unhappy differences in his family. If the devotions of a family prevail not to put an end to its divisions, yet let not the divi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A WORTHY PORTION, or, _an honourable_ or _select part_, such as the master of the feast usually gave to the person most respected or beloved. See GENESIS 43:34 1 SAMUEL 9:23,24. HE LOVED HANNAH, with...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 1:5 Hannah H2584 give H5414 (H8799) a H259 double H639 portion H4490 loved H157 (H8804) Hannah...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO SAMUEL'S BIRTH (1 SAMUEL 1:1). We should note initially the godliness of both Elkanah and Hannah. The writer's aim is to bring out that they were worthy and godly people. Th...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 SAMUEL 1-4 _(with Judges 21:16)_ I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant, who does...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The vow of Hannah and the birth of Samuel. CHARACTERS: God, Eli, Elkhanah, Hannah, Samuel, Peninnah. CONCLUSION: Prayer is heart's ease to a gracious soul. If we seek on the basis of God's...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 1:1. _Ramathaim-zophim._ The latter name being plural, refers to high towers; but Ramathaim was afterwards called Arimathea, the town of Joseph the ruler, twenty miles from Jerusalem. But Zup...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And he had two wives._ THE FOLLY OF POLYGAMY Abraham’s domestic peace was embittered, so that he was at length compelled to dismiss Hagar; and Jacob saw much strife arise amongst his household whose...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:1 The Story of Samuel. Samuel’s birth is God’s answer to the prayer of a childless woman. Samuel becomes a prophet who guides Israel as they move from the period of the jud...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:2. “TWO WIVES.” “Perhaps he took the second on account of Hannah’s barrenness” (_Wordsworth_). 1 Samuel 1:3. “YEARLY.” Probably to the Passover, as that was...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    THE EARLY LIFE OF SAMUEL. EXPOSITION THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 1:1) 1 Samuel 1:1

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    This book presents the history, the personal history of Samuel who was the last of the Judges. It ushers in the beginning of the period of the kings in the children of Israel, or among the children of...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 21:15; Genesis 20:18; Genesis 29:30; Genesis 29:31;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Shut up her womb — Yet Elkanah did not withdraw his love from her. To abate out just love to any relation, for the sake of any infirmity which they cannot help, is to add affliction to the afflicted....

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