See an instance in 1 Samuel 2:36. See, too, in Ezekiel 13:19, another example of hire paid in bread.

Ceased — that is, the…

They that were full.—Another image to illustrate the vicissitudes of human affairs is sketched, one very familiar to the …

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let n…

They that are full have hired out themselves for bread
Such as have been full of the good things of this life have b…

Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lor…