SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:9
¶ Y se levantó Ana después que hubo comido y bebido en Silo; y el sacerdote Elí estaba sentado sobre una silla junto a un pilar del templo del SEÑOR.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:9
Verse 9. Eli-sat upon a seat] askh l[ al hakkisse, upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then judge of Israel. By a post of the temple of the Lord.] I think this is the first place where hwhy lkyh heychal Yehovah, "temple of Jehovah," is mentioned. This gives room for a strong suspicion that the books of Samuel were not compiled till the first temple was built, or after the days of Solomon. After this the word temple is frequent in the books of Kings, Chronicles, and in the prophets. Perhaps those Psalms in which this word occurs were, like many others in the Psalms, not of David's composition; some of them were evidently made long after his time.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 9. So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank , etc.] After dinner, after Elkanah and Peninnah, and their children, had eaten heartily, and drank freely, and made a comfortable meal, and even a feast of it, at the place where the tabernacle and altar were, and their peace offerings were offered up, part of which they had been regaling themselves with. The Targum is, “after she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drank;” for upon the entreaty of her husband, and to make him easy, she might be prevailed upon to eat somewhat, though it might be but little; and to drink, though it was but water; for as for wine and strong drink, she declares afterwards she had not drank, ( 1 Samuel 1:15) now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord ; for so the tabernacle was called, and sometimes the temple is called a tabernacle, ( Jeremiah 10:20). Now at the door posts and side of the threshold of the temple of the Lord, as the Targum; at the entrance of the great court of the Israelites, Eli had a seat placed, on which he sat; this must be at the gate of the court of the tabernacle, by the pillars of it; for in the court itself none afterwards might sit but kings of the family David f19 ; here Eli sat as an high priest and judge, give advice in difficult cases, and to try and judge all causes that were brought before him; some say that he was on this day constituted an high priest, and others say he was now made a judge; but no doubt he was both high priest and judge before this time.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-18 - Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of ou God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, no only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special goo thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and it desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us to be rash and hasty in censures of others, and to think people guilty of bad things while the matter is doubtful and unproved. Hannah did no retort the charge, and upbraid Eli with the wicked conduct of his ow sons. When we are at any time unjustly censured, we have need to set double watch before the door of our lips, that we do not return censur for censure. Hannah thought it enough to clear herself, and so must we Eli was willing to acknowledge his mistake. Hannah went away with satisfaction of mind. She had herself by prayer committed her case to God, and Eli had prayed for her. Prayer is heart's ease to a graciou soul. Prayer will smooth the countenance; it should do so. None wil long remain miserable, who use aright the privilege of going to the mercy-seat of a reconciled God in Christ Jesus.
Original Hebrew
ותקם 6965 חנה 2584 אחרי 310 אכלה 398 בשׁלה 7887 ואחרי 310 שׁתה 8354 ועלי 5941 הכהן 3548 ישׁב 3427 על 5921 הכסא 3678 על 5921 מזוזת 4201 היכל 1964 יהוה׃ 3068
