1 Samuel 2

1:1 Ephrathite. (e-34) Or ‘Ephraimite,’ the Levites being considered as belonging to the tribe in which they lived. see Judges 17:7 .

1 Samuel 2:1

2:1 said, (a-5) Vers. 1-10 are poetical in Hebrew. in (b-16) Or ‘by.’

1 Samuel 2:3

2:3 knowledge, (c-22) The Hebrew is plural.

1 Samuel 2:6

2:6 Sheol, (d-10) See Genesis 37:35 .

1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 earth (e-37) Erets , ’land’ or ‘country.’ world (f-45) Tebel , ‘habitable earth.’ see Proverbs 8:31 .

1 Samuel 2:9

2:9 saints, (g-7) Chasid , ‘pious,’ ‘holy.’ see Note c, Deuteronomy 33:8 ; 2 Chronicles 6:42 ; Psalms 4:3 . prevail. (h-21) Or ‘be powerful.’

1 Samuel 2:13

2:13 servant (i-17) Lit. ‘young man.’

1 Samuel 2:15

2:15 burned (a-4) See Leviticus 1:9

1 Samuel 2:16

2:16 burn (a-10) See Leviticus 1:9

1 Samuel 2:17

2:17 offering (b-17) Minchah , ‘oblation.’ see Note b, Leviticus 1:3

1 Samuel 2:22

2:22 served (c-25) Or ‘crowded.’ see Exodus 38:8 .

1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 judge (d-9) Here ‘judge’ as an arbitrator.

1 Samuel 2:27

2:27 in (e-33) Or ‘of,’ ‘belonging to.’

1 Samuel 2:28

2:28 upon (f-17) Or ‘go up to.’

1 Samuel 2:30

2:30 saith, (g-7) saith, (g-28) See Note, Genesis 22:16 .

1 Samuel 2:32

2:32 ever. (a-32) Lit. ‘all the days.’ oppressor (h-6) Tzar , ‘adversary.’ amidst (i-10) Or ‘shalt see the distress of [my] habitation in.’

1 Samuel 2:35

2:35 continually. (a-40) Lit. ‘all the days.’

1 Samuel 2:36

2:36 into (b-42) Or ‘attach me, I pray thee, to.’