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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 1
Hannah prays for a son, and vows to give him to the Lord—Eli the
priest blesses her—Samuel is born—Hannah loans him to the Lord.
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1 Now there was a certain man of
aRamathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name
was bElkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu,
the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an
Ephrathitea:
2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was
Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but
Hannah had ano children.
3 And this man went up out of his city
ayearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts
in bShiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
the priests of the LORD, were there.
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1a an Ephrathite To the casual
reader of the scriptures, they may either not know what is meant by the fact
that the family of Samuel was considered to be 'Ephrathites' or of 'Ephraim'
which is does mean. They may have been taught that 'Ephrathite' means being
born of the city of Ephrath, which is not correct. Or they may just write
it off to an undefinable designation. Still other may understand the term
to mean being of Ephraim, but may later become confused when it is found out
that the family of Samuel where Levites.
The fact of the matter is quite simple to explain with the
correct information and understanding. When the families of the Levites
were assigned where to live, they did not receive a tribal land of their own,
they were distributed throughout all of Israel as the serving priestly tribe
performing priesthood service throughout all of Israel. Samuel's Levitical
family of the line of Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:33-38) was assigned to the land
of Ephraim (Joshua 21:5). And it become common to call the people of each
tribal land after the name of the tribe in which they lived. Today Levites
living amid the Jews are called Jews. So it was in the past, a Levite Priest
living in the land of Judah was called after the name of Judah (Judges 17:7).
And a Levite who was assigned and lived in the land of Ephraim was called
after the tribe of Ephriam, an 'Ephrathite', meaning Ephraimite.
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1a
1 Sam. 1:19
b
1 Chr. 6:23 (16-28)
1 Chr.
6:33-38
2a
TG
Barrenness
3a
1 Sam. 1:21
b
Josh. 18:1;
Jer. 7:12
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4 ¶ And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
6 And her adversary also aprovoked
her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
7 And as he did so year by year, when she went
up to the ahouse of the LORD, so she provoked her;
therefore she wept, and did not eat.
8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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9 ¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a
aseat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
10 And she was in
abitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
11 And she avowed a
bvow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look
on the affliction of thine chandmaid, and remember me, and
not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child,
then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall
no drazor come upon his head.
12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying
before the LORD, that Eli amarked her mouth.
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips
moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been
drunken.
14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I
am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong
drink, but have apoured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Count not thine handmaid for a
adaughter of bBelial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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misjudgment
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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19 ¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and
worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to
aRamah and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD
bremembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come
about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a ason, and
called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to
offer unto the LORD the ayearly sacrifice, and his vow.
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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24 ¶ And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said, O my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
27 For this achild I prayed; and
the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as
long as he liveth he shall be alent to the LORD. And he
worshipped the LORD there.
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14a
Zechariah 10:7 (6-12);
D&C 109:60-61;
D&C 133:34;
TG
Israel, Joseph, People of
b Septuagint; crosing his hands
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