1 Samuel 1:16

1 Samuel 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

Context of 1 Samuel 1:16

14So he said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!” 15But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord. Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.” 17Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.” 18She said, “May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.

1 Samuel 1:16 word by word

אַל־תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י בַּת־בְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Countנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• not thine handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• forפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• a daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Belialבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• for out of the abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of my complaintשִׂיחַώîyach · complaintH7879
• and griefכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• have I spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:16

• 1 Samuel 2:12The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord’s authority.
• 1 Samuel 10:27But some wicked men said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.
• 1 Samuel 25:25My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
• Deuteronomy 13:13some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods” (whom you have not known before).
• Job 6:2“Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!
• Job 10:1“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial - בליעל בת לפני אמתך את תתן אל al titten eth amathecha liphney bath Beliyael ; 'Put not thy handmaiden before the faces of a daughter of Belial." "If I am a drunkard, and strive by the most execrable hypocrisy (praying in the house of God) to cover my iniquity, then I am the chief of the daughters of Belial." Or, "Give not thy handmaid (to reproach) before the faces of the daughters of Belial." Several of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special good thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her. Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and its desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us to be rash and hasty in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16wicked woman (Hebrew a daughter of Belial): This phrase describes a worthless person. Belial means "worthlessness" and people later used it as a name for Satan (2 Corinthians 6:15). In Hebrew, a son of or daughter of a quality refers to someone who shows that quality strongly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1812-18. Eli marked her mouth--The suspicion of the aged priest seems to indicate that the vice of intemperance was neither uncommon nor confined to one sex in those times of disorder. This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her earnest desire, dispelled her sadness, and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:16

• Barrenness
• Children
• Drunkenness
• Hannah
• Meekness
• Misjudgment
• Prayer
• Samuel
• Uncharitableness
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Belial
• Bitterness
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Antichrist
• Ark of the Covenant
• Base
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of

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