1 Samuel 1:9

1 Samuel 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:9

7This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. 8Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?” Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house. 10In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

1 Samuel 1:9 word by word

וַתָּ֣קָם חַנָּ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְלָ֥ה בְשִׁלֹ֖ה וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁתֹ֑ה וְעֵלִ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֗ן יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־הַכִּסֵּ֔א עַל־מְזוּזַ֖ת הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• they had eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• they had drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• Now Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon a seatכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
• by a postמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201
• of the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:9

• 1 Samuel 3:3The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
• 2 Samuel 7:2he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
• Psalms 5:7But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
• Psalms 27:4One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
• Psalms 29:9The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Eli - sat upon a seat - הכסא על al hakkisse, upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then judge of Israel. By a post of the temple of the Lord - I think this is the first place where יהוה היכל heychal Yehovah, "temple of Jehovah," is mentioned. This gives room for a strong suspicion that the books of Samuel were not compiled till the first temple was built, or after the days of Solomon. After this the word temple is frequent in the books of Kings…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9After they had eaten … - Rather, “after she had eaten and after she had drunk,” which is obviously right. Hannah, in the bitterness of her spirit, could not enjoy her feast, and so, after eating and drinking a little, she arose and went to the temple, leaving her husband and Peninnah and her children at table, where she still found them on her return 1 Samuel 1:18. Upon a seat … - Rather, “upon the throne,” the pontifical chair of state 1 Samuel 4:13…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. 9the temple of the LORD: This means the Lord's sanctuary. Solomon's Temple was not built yet, so temple here refers to the Lord's holy place.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:9

• Barrenness
• Children
• Church
• Feasts
• Hannah
• Samuel
• Satire
• Shiloh
• Tabernacle
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Hannah
• Shiloh
• Bitterness
• Eli
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Throne
• Ark of the Covenant
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy

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