Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 1:3
3This 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.
1 Samuel 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 1 Samuel 1:3
1There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2He had two wives, the first named Hannah and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless. 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. 4Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he always gave portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to each of her sons and daughters. 5But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.
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וְעָלָה֩ הָאִ֨ישׁ הַה֤וּא מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים׀ יָמִ֔ימָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧ת וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ לַיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּשִׁלֹ֑ה וְשָׁ֞ם שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עֵלִ֗י חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס כֹּהֲנִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- out of his cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- yearlyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- to worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- and to sacrificeזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
- And the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
- Hophniחׇפְנִיchophnîy · HophniH2652
- and Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
- the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:3
- Exodus 23:14“Celebrate a festival in my honor three times a year.
- Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 16:16“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place he chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
- Luke 2:41Every year his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.
- Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, turn to the place the Lord your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there.
- 1 Samuel 1:9On 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.
- Joshua 18:1The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land had been subdued before them,
- Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he resided among mankind.
- Jeremiah 7:12“‘But return to my place that was at Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first. See what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.
- 1 Samuel 2:12Eli’s sons were wicked men; they did not respect the Lord
- 1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I am going to judge his family forever because of the iniquity he knows about: his sons are cursing God, and he has not stopped them.
- 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Went up out of his city yearly to worship - As the ark was at Shiloh, there was the temple of God, and thither all the males were bound by the law to go once a year, on each of the great national festivals: viz., the passover, pentecost, and feast of tabernacles. The Lord of hosts - צבאות יהוה Yehovah tsebaoth, Jehovah of armies. As all the heavenly bodies were called the hosts of heaven, השמים צבא tseba hashshamayim, Jehovah being called Lord of this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3It is likely that during the unsettled times of the Judges Judges 21:25 the attendance of Israelites at the three Festivals Exodus 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16 fell into desuetude or great irregularity, and this one feast (see the marginal reference), which may have coincided with the Feast of Pentecost or tabernacles, may have been substituted for them. The Lord of Hosts - This title of Yahweh which, with some variations, is found upward of 260 times in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Elkanah made this trip every year because the law required people to attend three festivals a year (Exodus 23:14–17). According to God's law, Israelites had to sacrifice at God's chosen sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:1–28). From the time of Joshua to Samuel, God's sanctuary, the tabernacle, was in Shiloh (Joshua 18:1). Shiloh was a town in Ephraim about 13.7 kilometers (8.5 miles) north of Bethel on the way to Shechem. King David later moved the tabernacle to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. this man went up out of his city yearly to worship in Shiloh--In that place was the "earth's one sanctuary," and thither he repaired at the three solemn feasts, accompanied by his family at one of them--probably the passover. Although a Levite, he could not personally offer a sacrifice--that was exclusively the office of the priests; and his piety in maintaining a regular attendance on the divine ordinances is the more worthy of notice because the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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