SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:21
Y visitó el SEÑOR a Ana, y concibió, y dio a luz tres hijos, y dos hijas. Y el joven Samuel crecía delante del SEÑOR.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. And the Lord visited Hannah , etc.] In a way of mercy, approving and confirming the blessing of Eli; or rather granting the blessing he prayed for, by giving her power to conceive, bear, and bring forth children, as the following words explain it: so that she conceived and bare three sons and two daughters ; whereby the prophecy of Hannah was fulfilled, ( 1 Samuel 2:5), and was no doubt matter of great joy to her, though of these children we nowhere else read, nor even of their names. Josephus says, Elkanah had other sons by Hannah, and three daughters; which agrees not with the text: and the child Samuel grew before the Lord : in age and stature, in grace and goodness, and improved much in the worship and service of God, both in the theory and practice of it; or became great with him, high in his esteem and favour, and was blessed with much of his presence, and with large gifts of his grace.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-26 - Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a chil employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministerin unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that the may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his children, without using parental authority to restrain an correct them when young. He winked at the abuses in the service of the sanctuary till they became customs, and led to abominations; and his sons, who should have taught those that engaged in the service of the sanctuary what was good, solicited them to wickedness. Their offenc was committed even in offering the sacrifices for sins, which typifie the atonement of the Saviour! Sins against the remedy, the atonemen itself, are most dangerous, they tread under foot the blood of the covenant. Eli's reproof was far too mild and gentle. In general, non are more abandoned than the degenerate children of godly persons, when they break through restraints.
Original Hebrew
כי 3588 פקד 6485 יהוה 3068 את 853 חנה 2584 ותהר 2029 ותלד 3205 שׁלשׁה 7969 בנים 1121 ושׁתי 8147 בנות 1323 ויגדל 1431 הנער 5288 שׁמואל 8050 עם 5973 יהוה׃ 3068
