Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Samuel 1:2
Two wives — As many had in those ages, tho' it was a transgression of the original institution of marriage. And it is probable that he took his second wife, namely, Peninnah, because Hannah was barren.
Two wives — As many had in those ages, tho' it was a transgression of the original institution of marriage. And it is probable that he took his second wife, namely, Peninnah, because Hannah was barren.
Verse 1 Samuel 1:2. _HE HAD TWO WIVES_] The custom of those times permitted polygamy; but wherever there was more than _one wife_, we find the peace of the family greatly disturbed by it. _THE NAME...
HE HAD TWO WIVES - Compare Genesis 4:19. This was permitted by the law Deuteronomy 21:15, and sanctioned by the practice of Jacob Genesis 29, Ashur...
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...
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...
HANNAH. Grace. PENINNAH. Pearl. Note the Figure of speech _Antimetabole._ App-6. CHILDREN. offspring. Hebrew. _yalad._...
_two wives_ Polygamy, though at variance with the original institution of marriage (Genesis 2:24), was tolerated by the Mosaic law as an existing custom (Deuteronomy 21:15-17), and the fact that Abrah...
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
_AND HE HAD TWO WIVES; THE NAME OF THE ONE WAS HANNAH, AND THE NAME OF THE OTHER PENINNAH: AND PENINNAH HAD CHILDREN, BUT HANNAH HAD NO CHILDREN._ The name of the one was Hannah, х_ CHANAAH_ (H2584),...
1:2 Hannah, (f-12) Meaning, 'grace.'...
TWO WIVES] The reason was probably the barrenness of Hannah, which Elkanah would consider a disgrace. Thomson states that at the present day in the East it is considered sufficient reason for a divorc...
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...
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...
AND HE HAD TWO WIVES. — The primeval Divine ordination, we know, gave its sanction alone to monogamy. The first who seems to have violated God’s original ordinance appears to have been Lamech, of the...
וְ לֹו֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֔ים שֵׁ֤ם אַחַת֙ חַנָּ֔
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...
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...
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...
_Phenenna. She was only of inferior dignity. At that time polygamy was lawful, (Menochius) as Moses insinuates, if he do not expressly allow it._...
(2) And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. The having more wives than one, never did, nor ever...
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...
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...
AND HE HAD TWO WIVES,.... Which, though connived at in those times, was contrary to the original law of marriage; and for which, though a good man, he was chastised, and had a great deal of vexation a...
And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. Ver. 2. _And he had two wives._] Polygamy was ever a...
_He had two wives_ As many had in those days, though it was a transgression of the original institution of marriage. Hannah seems to have been his first wife; and as she proved barren, he was induced,...
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...
and he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah (charm, grace), AND THE NAME OF THE OTHER PENINNAH (coral, pearl); AND PENINNAH HAD CHILDREN, BUT HANNAH HAD NO CHILDREN. The bigamy of Elkanah, th...
THE UNHAPPINESS AND THE PRAYER OF HANNAH...
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...
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...
HE HAD TWO WIVES; as divers other good men had in those ages. And it is probable that he took a second wife, to wit, Peninnah, because Hannah, who being first named seems to have been his first wife,...
1 Samuel 1:2 two H8147 wives H802 name H8034 one H259 Hannah H2584 name H8034 other H8145 Peninnah H6444 Peninnah...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:2 TWO WIVES. Probably HANNAH was Elkanah’s first wife, since she is named first. He most likely married PENINNAH because of Hannah’s inability to have children.
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 EARLY LIFE OF SAMUEL. EXPOSITION THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 1:1) 1 Samuel 1:1
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...
Genesis 16:1; Genesis 16:2; Genesis 25:21; Genesis 29:23; Genesis 29: