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Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the LORD&#8217s house. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat beside the doorpost of the temple (tabernacle) of the LORD. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On one occasion, Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh. The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s temple. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh. Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the LORD&#8217s tabernacle. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the sacrifice had been offered, and they had eaten the meal, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli was sitting in his chair near the door to the place of worship. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon his seat by the door post of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> One day, after Hannah had something to eat and drink in Shiloh, she got up. (The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the door of the Lord's temple.) <a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Hannah got up after she had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the chair by the doorpost of the tent of the LORD. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> On one occasion in Shiloh, after they had finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up. (Now at the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair by the doorpost of the LORD's temple.) <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh, and stood before the LORD. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Hannah rose after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hannah rises after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the doorpost of the temple of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hannah will rise after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking: (and Eli the priest sat upon the throne by the door-post of the edifice of Jehovah:)<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Anna arose after she had eaten and drunk in Silo: And Heli the priest sitting upon a stool, before the door of the temple of the Lord: <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, after she ate and drank at Shiloh, Hannah rose up. And Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat before the door of the temple of the Lord. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Hannah rose after one such meal at Shiloh, and presented herself before the LORD; at the time Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the doorpost of the LORD’s temple. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and presented herself before the LORD. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Hannah rose up after she had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, and she went up to the house of the LORD. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon a seat by the post of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khanna arose after she had eaten in Shilo and after she had drunk, and she went up to the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and Eli the Priest was sitting on a seat by the door post of the temple of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk--now Eli the priest sat upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of the LORD; <a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Anna rose up after they had eaten in Selom, and stood before the Lord: and Heli the priest was on a seat by the threshold of the temple of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=86" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Hannah Prays for a Son</a> 9<a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">So after</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵə·lāh (V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">they had finished eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: šā·ṯōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drinking</a> <a href="/hebrew/7887.htm" title="7887: ḇə·ši·lōh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Ephraim. Or Shiloh; or Shiylow; or Shilow; from the same as Shiyloh; Shiloh, a place in Palestine.">in Shiloh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2584.htm" title="2584: ḥan·nāh (N-proper-fs) -- Mother of Samuel. From chanan; favored; Channah, an Israelitess.">Hannah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">stood up.</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: wə·‘ê·lî (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest.">Now Eli</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">was sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: hak·kis·sê (Art:: N-ms) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">a chair</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/4201.htm" title="4201: mə·zū·zaṯ (N-fsc) -- A doorpost, gatepost. Or mzuzah; from the same as ziyz; a door-post.">the doorpost</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: hê·ḵal (N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">of the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> 10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/2-37.htm">Luke 2:37</a> and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a> And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.” <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a> Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:17</a> Pray without ceasing. <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Romans 12:12</a> Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. <a href="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a> With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. <a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm">Ephesians 6:18</a> Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. <a href="/colossians/4-2.htm">Colossians 4:2</a> Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a> Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a> Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. <a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Genesis 30:22</a> Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, <a href="/judges/13-8.htm">Judges 13:8</a> Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat on a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.<a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3,15</a> And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; … <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2</a> That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.<a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a> But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/23-2.htm">Chair</a> <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Doorpost</a> <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Door-Post</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">Hannah</a> <a href="/judges/20-15.htm">Once</a> <a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Post</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/ruth/3-14.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/judges/16-12.htm">Room</a> <a href="/ruth/3-14.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/ruth/4-2.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/judges/20-28.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Chair</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Doorpost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Door-Post</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-33.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">Hannah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-7.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">Post</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-11.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-6.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-22.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-26.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-14.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 1</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh</a> 4. <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah</a> 9. <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Hannah in grief prays for a child</a> 12. <a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned</a> 24. <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh This phrase sets the scene in Shiloh, an important religious center in Israel during the time of the Judges. Shiloh was where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located, making it a central place of worship and pilgrimage. The context here is the annual pilgrimage for sacrifice and worship, a time of communal feasting and celebration. The act of eating and drinking signifies the completion of the sacrificial meal, a common practice in ancient Israelite worship, reflecting fellowship with God and the community. This setting underscores the religious and cultural backdrop of Hannah's story, highlighting the significance of her actions in a sacred space.Hannah stood up Hannah's action of standing up is significant, indicating a decisive moment and a shift from passive participation to active engagement. In the cultural context, standing up could symbolize readiness to speak or act, often associated with prayer or petition. Hannah's standing contrasts with the earlier scene of feasting, suggesting a transition from communal celebration to personal supplication. Her resolve to stand and pray reflects her deep personal anguish and determination to seek God's intervention in her barrenness, a condition that carried social stigma and personal grief in ancient Israel.Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair Eli, the high priest, is introduced here, highlighting his role as a religious authority in Shiloh. His sitting position may indicate his role as a judge or overseer, as sitting was a common posture for teaching or judging in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Eli's presence at the tabernacle underscores the religious significance of the location and the events unfolding. His later interactions with Hannah reveal his initial misunderstanding of her actions, yet ultimately, he becomes a conduit for God's blessing upon her.by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD The reference to the "temple of the LORD" here refers to the tabernacle, as the permanent temple in Jerusalem had not yet been built. The doorpost signifies the entrance to the sacred space, a place of transition between the secular and the divine. This location is significant as it represents a threshold where human petitions meet divine presence. The mention of the doorpost may also evoke imagery of the Passover, where doorposts were marked with blood, symbolizing protection and deliverance. Hannah's prayer at this threshold foreshadows her pivotal role in the birth of Samuel, who would become a key figure in Israel's history, anointing its first kings and serving as a prophet and judge.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a> A devout woman who is deeply distressed due to her barrenness. She is one of the two wives of Elkanah and is known for her fervent prayer and vow to God. 2. <a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a> The high priest of Shiloh, who is sitting by the doorpost of the temple. He plays a significant role in the account as he initially misunderstands Hannah's prayer but later blesses her. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located. It is the setting for Hannah's prayer and vow. 4. <a href="/topical/t/temple_of_the_lord.htm">Temple of the LORD</a> Refers to the tabernacle at Shiloh, which served as the central place of worship before the construction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/e/elkanah.htm">Elkanah</a> Hannah's husband, who loves her dearly despite her inability to bear children. He is a Levite and makes annual pilgrimages to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_persistent_prayer.htm">The Power of Persistent Prayer</a> Hannah's account teaches us the importance of persistent and heartfelt prayer. Despite her distress, she continues to seek God earnestly. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Timing and Sovereignty</a> Hannah's eventual blessing of a child reminds us that God's timing is perfect, and His plans are sovereign over our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Hannah's vow to dedicate her son to the Lord demonstrates her faith and willingness to act on her promises to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leadership</a> Eli's initial misunderstanding of Hannah's prayer shows the importance of discernment and compassion in spiritual leadership. <a href="/topical/f/finding_peace_in_god's_presence.htm">Finding Peace in God's Presence</a> Hannah's peace after praying, despite her circumstances, illustrates the peace that comes from laying our burdens before God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 1</a> <a href="/q/summarize_hannah's_prayer_story..htm">What is the summary of Hannah's prayer story?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_al-qadr_signify_in_islam.htm">What is the summary of Hannah's prayer story?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_shiloh_mean.htm">What does Shiloh mean?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_pregnancy.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on pregnancy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) After they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk.--This was the solemn sacrificial meal, at which the whole family were present.Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat.--Eli, the high priest of Israel at this time, was a descendant of Ithamar, the younger son of Aaron (see <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm" title="And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.">1Chronicles 24:3</a>, where it is stated that his great-grandson, Ahimelech, was of the sons of Ithamar). The circumstances which led to the transfer of the dignity from the line of Eleazar, who succeeded his father Aaron in the office, are unknown. It has been suggested that at the death of the last high priest of the line of Eleazar, Ozi, there was no son of sufficient age and experience to succeed, and so the office passed to the next of kin, Eli, a son of the house of Ithamar. (See Josephus, Antt. v., 2, ? 5.)The seat upon which Eli is represented as usually sitting (see <a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm" title="And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.">1Samuel 4:18</a>) was evidently a chair or throne of state, where the high-priestly judge sat at certain times to administer justice and to transact business. The Hebrew word rendered here "post," and the expression "doors of the house" (<a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm" title="And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.">1Samuel 3:15</a>), seem to suggest that now a permanent home had been erected for the sanctuary: something of a building, possibly of stone, surrounding the Tabernacle had been built.The "temple of the Lord," rather, palace of the Lord, so called not from any external magnificence but as being the earthly place where at times the visible glory of the Eternal King of Israel, the Shekinah, was pleased to manifest itself.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - After they had eaten .... after they had drunk. The Hebrew favours the translation, "After she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drunk;" the somewhat forced rendering of the A.V. having arisen from a supposed discrepancy between this verse and ver. 7. Really there is none. The words simply mean that Hannah took part in the sacrificial banquet, though she did so without appetite or pleasure; and thus they connect her visit to the temple and her prayer with the most solemn religious service of the year. To take part in this banquet was a duty, but as soon as she had fulfilled it she withdrew to the temple to pour out her grief before God. There Eli, the priest, i.e. the high priest, as in <a href="/numbers/26-1.htm">Numbers 26:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/27-2.htm">Numbers 27:2</a>, was seated upon, not a seat, but the pontifical throne, placed at the entrance leading into the inner court of the tabernacle, so that all who came to worship must pass before him. It is remarkable that the tabernacle is called the temple (so <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a>), or, more literally, the "palace" of Jehovah, his royal residence; and it thus appears that the name had come into use before Solomon's building was erected. The curtains (<a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1</a>) also had given place to a mezuzah, translated a post, but really a sort of porch, with doors, as appears from <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">1 Samuel 3:15</a> (comp. <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Exodus 21:6</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-5.htm">1 Kings 7:5</a>). As the tabernacle remained stationary at Shiloh for 300 years, naturally numerous buildings of a more solid nature grew up around it. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So after אַחֲרֵ֛י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part they had finished eating אָכְלָ֥ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat and drinking שָׁתֹ֑ה (šā·ṯōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe in Shiloh, בְשִׁלֹ֖ה (ḇə·ši·lōh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7887.htm">Strong's 7887: </a> Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim Hannah חַנָּ֔ה (ḥan·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> Hannah -- mother of Samuel got up. וַתָּ֣קָם (wat·tā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand Now Eli וְעֵלִ֣י (wə·‘ê·lî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> Eli -- a priest at Shiloh the priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest was sitting יֹשֵׁב֙ (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a chair הַכִּסֵּ֔א (hak·kis·sê) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the doorpost מְזוּזַ֖ת (mə·zū·zaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4201.htm">Strong's 4201: </a> A doorpost, gatepost of the temple הֵיכַ֥ל (hê·ḵal) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> A large public building, palace, temple of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:9 So Hannah rose up after they had (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>