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1 Samuel 1:12 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 1 · verse 12
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.1 Samuel 1:12 · King James Version
1 Samuel 1:12 in context
10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, 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 razor come upon his head.
12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- continuedrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- prayingpâlalto judgeH6419 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- markedshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Elkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here we find the good effect of the reproof. I. It brought her to her meat. She ate and drank, Sa1 1:9. She did not harden herself in sorrow, nor grow sullen when she was reproved for it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-18