continued praying: Heb.
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1 Samuel 1:12
1 Samuel 1:12
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our blessed Saviour. Some of the scripture-worthies drop out of the…1 Samuel 1 — Overview1 Samuel 1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Samuel 1:1, Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh; 1 Samuel 1:4, He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah; 1 Samuel 1:9, Hannah in grief prays for a child; 1 Samuel 1:12,…1 Samuel 1 — Overview1 Samuel 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTHE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL OTHERWISE CALLED THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGSThis book, in the Hebrew copies, is commonly called Samuel, or the Book of Samuel; in the Syriac version, the Book of Samuel the Prophet; and in the…1 Samuel 1:9-181 Samuel 1:9-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleElkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here
we find the good effect of the reproof.
I. It brought her to her meat. She ate and drank, v. 9. She did not
harden herself in sorrow, nor grow…1 Samuel 1:121 Samuel 1:12 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord,.... Being very earnest and importunate with him to grant her request, and therefore repeated her petition, and prolonged her prayer, being unwilling to let…