1 Samuel 1:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Ramathaim-zophim may signify "the two hills of the watchmen" (1 Samuel 9:11–13), so called because it was a post from which watchmen lo…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Now there was a certain man. —Literally, And there was, etc. These introductory words do not signify that this h…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Now there was a man of Ramathaimzophim, of Mount Ephraim. Ramathaim is a word of the dual number, and signifies two Ramah…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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 …

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