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The priests of the LORD at that time were the two sons of Eli—Hophni and Phinehas. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD there. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD there. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now this man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas were priests to the LORD there. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now that man would go up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to Yahweh there. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This man went up from his city each year to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests to the LORD there. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This man would go up from his town every year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Armies at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the LORD’s priests. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This man would go up from his town every year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli&#8217s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the LORD&#8217s priests. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Once a year Elkanah traveled from his hometown to Shiloh, where he worshiped the LORD All-Powerful and offered sacrifices. Eli was the LORD's priest there, and his two sons Hophni and Phinehas served with him as priests. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto the LORD, were there. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Armies at Shiloh. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the LORD. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Every year Elkanah went from Ramah to worship and offer sacrifices to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the LORD. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> That man would go up from his town each year to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies at Shiloh, where Eli's two sons Hophni and Phineas served as priests of the LORD. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli?s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD. <a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Year after year this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the LORD's priests. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the LORD, were there. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. <a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And that man has gone up out of his city from time to time, to bow himself, and to sacrifice, before YHWH of Hosts, in Shiloh, and there [are] two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And that man hath gone up out of his city from time to time, to bow himself, and to sacrifice, before Jehovah of Hosts, in Shiloh, and there are two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this man went up from his city from days to days, to worship and to sacrifice to Jehovah of armies in Shiloh. And there the two sons of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this man went up out of his city upon the appointed days, to adore and to offer sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Silo. And the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were there priests of the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this man went up from his city, on the established days, so that he might adore and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord, were in that place. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Each year this man went up from his city to worship and offer sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were ministering as priests of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now this man used to go up year by year from his town to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this man used to go up out of his town yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And that man was going up from his town from time to time to worship and to sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts in Shilo, and there were two sons of Eli there, Khaphni and Phinkhas, Priests to LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there priests unto the LORD. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the man went up from year to year from his city, from Armathaim, to worship and sacrifice to the Lord God of Sabaoth at Selom: and there were Heli and his two sons Ophni and Phinees, the priests of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-3.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=24" 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">Elkanah and His Wives</a> …2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yā·mîm (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Year after year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mî·māh (N-mp:: 3fs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Elkanah</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·‘ā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">would go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: mê·‘î·rōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">from his city</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">to worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: wə·liz·bō·aḥ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">and sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7887.htm" title="7887: bə·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.">at Shiloh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: ‘ê·lî (N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest.">Eli’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2652.htm" title="2652: ḥā·p̄ə·nî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Eli. From chophen; perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite.">Hophni</a> <a href="/hebrew/6372.htm" title="6372: ū·p̄in·ḥās (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Three Isr. Apparently from peh and a variation of nachash; mouth of a serpent; Pinechas, the name of three Israelites.">and Phinehas,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nîm (N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">were priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> 4And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.…<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="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a> Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed. <a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a> Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me. / You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed. / You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field. ... <a href="/exodus/34-23.htm">Exodus 34:23-24</a> Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel. / For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Judges 21:19</a> “But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a> Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">2 Chronicles 8:12-13</a> At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. / He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. <a href="/psalms/84-7.htm">Psalm 84:7</a> They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion. <a href="/psalms/122-1.htm">Psalm 122:1</a> A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Luke 2:41-42</a> Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. / And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast. <a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a> When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a> However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a> When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. <a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Acts 20:16</a> Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost. <a href="/hebrews/10-25.htm">Hebrews 10:25</a> Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Hebrews 9:9-10</a> It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. / They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.yearly [heb] from year to year<a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14,17</a> Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year… <a href="/exodus/34-23.htm">Exodus 34:23</a> Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.<a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a> Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:to worship<a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7,11-14</a> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … Shiloh<a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9</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="/joshua/18-1.htm">Joshua 18:1</a> And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.<a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60</a> So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;And the<a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9</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="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17,34</a> Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD… <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">1 Samuel 3:13</a> For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/1-21.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/ruth/4-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/3-24.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-17.htm">Hophni</a> <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/judges/20-28.htm">Phinehas</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Phin'ehas</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Yearly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">Hophni</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">Phinehas</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">Phin'ehas</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-28.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-21.htm">Yearly</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>Year after year This phrase indicates a regular, faithful practice of worship and sacrifice, highlighting the importance of consistent devotion in the life of a believer. It reflects the Jewish tradition of attending the annual feasts, such as Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles, as commanded in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a>. This regularity underscores the importance of perseverance in faith and obedience to God's commands.Elkanah would go up from his city Elkanah, a Levite, lived in Ramathaim-Zophim, in the hill country of Ephraim. His journey "up" to Shiloh reflects the geographical elevation of Shiloh, which was a central place of worship before the establishment of Jerusalem as the religious center. This pilgrimage signifies a commitment to worship despite the distance, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing spiritual duties.to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts The title "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the heavenly armies, reflecting His majesty and authority. Worship and sacrifice were central to Israelite religion, serving as acts of devotion and atonement. This practice connects to the sacrificial system outlined in Leviticus, which foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).at Shiloh Shiloh was the religious center of Israel before the temple was built in Jerusalem. It housed the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, making it a significant location for worship. Archaeological evidence supports Shiloh's role as a religious center during this period. The presence of the Ark signifies God's dwelling among His people, a precursor to the incarnation of Christ, Emmanuel, "God with us" (<a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a>).where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD Hophni and Phinehas, sons of Eli, served as priests but were corrupt, as detailed in <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>. Their behavior contrasts with the holiness required of priests, highlighting the need for righteous leadership. This situation sets the stage for God's judgment and the eventual rise of Samuel, a faithful servant. The corruption of the priesthood points to the need for a perfect High Priest, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is holy, blameless, and pure (<a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elkanah.htm">Elkanah</a> A devout man who annually traveled to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the LORD. He is the husband of Hannah and father of Samuel. 2. <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 was the place where Israelites gathered for worship and sacrifices. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies, highlighting His power and authority. 4. <a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a> The high priest at Shiloh during this time, overseeing the religious activities and sacrifices. 5. <a href="/topical/h/hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Hophni and Phinehas</a> The sons of Eli, who served as priests but were known for their corrupt practices, which later led to their downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithful_worship.htm">Faithful Worship</a> Elkanah's annual journey to Shiloh demonstrates the importance of regular and faithful worship. Believers today are encouraged to prioritize gathering with the church community for worship and fellowship. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The title "LORD of Hosts" reminds us of God's supreme authority and power. In our lives, we can trust in His control over all circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_leadership.htm">Spiritual Leadership</a> The presence of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas highlights the need for integrity in spiritual leadership. Leaders are called to serve with righteousness and accountability. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a> Despite the corruption of Hophni and Phinehas, Elkanah continued his worship practices. This teaches us to remain steadfast in our faith, even when others around us may falter.<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/evidence_of_tabernacle_at_shiloh.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the existence of a functioning Tabernacle at Shiloh during the events of 1 Samuel 1:3? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'lord_of_hosts'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Lord of Hosts"?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samuel_lead_and_anoint_kings.htm">How did Samuel lead Israel and anoint its first kings?</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>(3) Went up out of his city yearly.--The He brew expression rendered yearly, is found in <a href="/exodus/13-10.htm" title="You shall therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.">Exodus 13:10</a>, and there refers to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Passover. There is little doubt but that this great national festival is here referred to. It was the Passover that the whole family were accustomed to keep at the sanctuary of the Eternal. The writer places in strong contrast the piety and devotion which evidently still existed in the family life of many in Israel with the fearful disorders and crime which disfigured the priestly life in those days. There were not a few, doubtless, in Israel who, like Elkanah and his house, honoured the name of the Lord, while the recognised rulers and religious guides of the people, like the sons of Eli the high priest, too often lived in open and notorious sin.Unto the Lord of hosts.--This is the first time in the Old Testament Book that we find the well-known appellation of the Eternal "Jehovah Sabaoth," Lord of hosts.It is computed that this title of God occurs 260 times in the Old Testament, but it is not found in any of the books written or compiled before this time. In the New Testament it is only once used (see <a href="/james/5-4.htm" title="Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.">James 5:4</a>).The glorious title, with which Isaiah, who uses it some sixty times, and Jeremiah some eighty times, have especially made us familiar, represented Jehovah, the Eternal One, as ruler over the heavenly hosts: that is, over the angels and the stars; the stars being conceived to be the dwelling-places of these deathless beings.The idea of their invisible God-Friend being the sovereign Master of a host of those innumerable glorious beings usually known as angels, or messengers, was no strange one to Hebrew thought. For instance, already in the story of Jacob we find the patriarch calling the angels who appeared to him the "camp of God"(<a href="/context/genesis/32-1.htm" title="And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.">Genesis 32:1-2</a>).In the blessing of Moses in the magnificent description of the giving of the law on Sinai (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm" title="And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.">Deuteronomy 33:2</a>), we read of "ten thousands of saints" (Kodesh). The glorious Angel who allowed Joshua to worship him under the towers of Jericho (<a href="/joshua/5-14.htm" title="And he said, No; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said to him, What said my Lord to his servant?">Joshua 5:14</a>) speaks of himself as "captain or prince of the host of the Lord." It is especially noteworthy that here in these Books of Samuel, which tell of the establishment of an earthly sovereignty over the tribes, this stately title of the real King in Israel, which afterwards became so general, first appears. It was the solemn protest of Samuel and his school against any eclipsing of the mighty but invisible sovereignty of the Eternal by the passing splendours and the outward pomp of an earthly monarchy set up over the people. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - This man went up out of his city yearly. Once in the year Elkanah went up to offer sacrifice before the ark. The original command had required this thrice a year of all Israelites; but though a Levite and a religious man, Elkanah went up but once; and such apparently was the rule in our Lord's time (<a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Luke 2:41</a>), the season preferred being naturally the passover, while the other feasts gave opportunities for the performance of this duty to those unable to leave their homes at so early a period of the year. The ark was now at Shiloh, a town in Ephraim, about ten miles south of Shechem; for Joshua had removed it from Gilgal (<a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Joshua 18:1</a>), not merely because Shiloh occupied a more central position, but as marking the primary rank of his own tribe (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">1 Chronicles 5:1, 2</a>). Its destruction by the Philistines after the capture of the ark (<a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">1 Samuel 5:1</a>) was so complete, and attended apparently by such barbarous cruelties (<a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60-64</a>), that it never recovered its importance, and Jeroboam passed it by when seeking for places where to set up his calves. To sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts. This title of the Deity, "LORD (in capitals, i.e. Jehovah) of Hosts," is a remarkable one. Fully it would be "Jehovah God of Hosts," and the omission of the word God shows that the phrase was one of long standing shortened down by constant use. And yet, though found 260 times in the Bible, this is the first place where it occurs. "Lord of Hosts" (Lord not in capitals, and meaning master ruler) occurs only once, in <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16</a>. "God of Hosts," Elohim-Sabaoth, though rare, occurs four times in <a href="/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4, 7, 14, 19</a>. The word Sabaoth, hosts, does not mean armies, inasmuch as it refers to numbers, and not to order and arrangement.. It is usually employed of the heavenly bodies (<a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Deuteronomy 17:3</a>), which seem countless in multitude as they are spread over the vast expanse of an Oriental sky (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>); and as their worship was one of the oldest and most natural forms of idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a>; <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Job 31:26-28</a>), so this title is a protest against it, and claims for the one God dominion over the world of stars as well as in this lower sphere. Its origin then is to be sought at some time when there was a struggle between the worship of the sun and stars and the pure monotheism of the Hebrews. Occasionally the angels are called "the host of heaven" (<a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/103-21.htm">Psalm 103:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/148-2.htm">Psalm 148:2</a>), whenever the allusion is to their number, but when the idea is that of orderly arrangement they are called God's armies (<a href="/genesis/32-2.htm">Genesis 32:2</a>). The two sons of Eli... were there. The right translation of the Hebrew is, "And there (at Shiloh) the two sons of Eli... were priests." Eli apparently had devolved upon his sons his priestly functions, while he discharged the duties only of a judge. His position is remarkable. In the Book of Judges we find a state of anarchy. The people are rude, untutored, doing much as they pleased, committing often atrocious crimes, yet withal full of generous impulses, brave, and even heroic. There is little regular government among them, but whenever a great man stands forth, the people in his district submit themselves to him. The last judge, Samson, a man of pungent wit and vast personal prowess, seems to have been entirely destitute of all those qualities which make a man fit to be a ruler, but he kept the patriotism of the people alive and nerved them to resistance by the fame of his exploits. In Eli we find a ruler possessed of statesmanlike qualities. The country under him is prosperous; the Philistines, no longer dominant as in Samson's time, have so felt his power that when they gain a victory the Israelites are astonished at it (<a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">1 Samuel 4:3</a>). Moreover, he is not only judge, he is also high priest; but instead of belonging to the family of Phinehas, the dominant house in the time of the Judges, he belongs to that of Ithamar. When, to solve the problem, we turn to the genealogies in the Chronicles, we find Eli's house omitted, though, even after the massacres at Shiloh and Nob, his grandson Ahimelech was still powerful (<a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3</a>), and one of his descendants returned from Babylon as jointly high priest with a descendant of Phinehas (<a href="/ezra/8-2.htm">Ezra 8:2</a>). How long a space of time elapsed between the rude heroism of Samson's days and Eli's orderly government in Church and State we do not know, but the difference in the condition of things is vast. Igor do we know the steps by which Eli rose to power, but he must have been a man of no common ability. Warrior as well as statesman, he had delivered the people from the danger of becoming enslaved to the Philistines. In his own family alone he failed. His sons, allowed to riot in licentiousness, ruined the stately edifice of the father's fortunes, and the Philistines, taking advantage of the general discontent caused by their vices, succeeded in once again putting the yoke on Israel's neck. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Year after year מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀ (mî·yā·mîm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day [Elkanah] הַה֤וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are would go up וְעָלָה֩ (wə·‘ā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from his city מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ (mê·‘î·rōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement to worship לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת (lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> To depress, prostrate and sacrifice וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ (wə·liz·bō·aḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> To slaughter for sacrifice to the LORD לַיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign at Shiloh, בְּשִׁלֹ֑ה (bə·ši·lōh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7887.htm">Strong's 7887: </a> Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim where וְשָׁ֞ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither Eli’s עֵלִ֗י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> Eli -- a priest at Shiloh two שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) sons, בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Hophni חָפְנִי֙ (ḥā·p̄ə·nî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2652.htm">Strong's 2652: </a> Hophni -- a son of Eli and Phinehas, וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס (ū·p̄in·ḥās) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6372.htm">Strong's 6372: </a> Phinehas -- three Israelites were priests כֹּהֲנִ֖ים (kō·hă·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest to the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | 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/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:3 This man went up out of his (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:4" /></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>