And as he did so ... - It should rather be, “And so she did year by year, as often as she went up to the House of the Lord, so she provoked …

And as he did so year by year. — That is, Elkanah, on the occasion of every yearly visit to the national sanctuary, was i…

And as he did so year by year
Elkanah went up every year to Shiloh, and offered sacrifices, taking his family with h…

Elkanah maintained his attendance at God's altar, despite the unhappy differences in his family. If a family's devotions do not prevail to end its …