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Hannah answered, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.

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A Model for Responding to Censure

Commentators note that when Hannah was unjustly accused by the high priest, she didn't retaliate or point out Eli's own failings. Instead, she respectfully addressed him as 'my lord' and calmly corrected the error. Matthew Henry highlights this as a powerful example for believers: when wrongly censured, our goal should be to clear ourselves with grace, not to return censure for censure.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Samuel 1:15

18th Century

Theologian

See the note on 1 Samuel 1:2. She means that wine was not the cause of her present discomposure, but grief of heart.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Samuel 1:15

19th Century

Bishop

NO, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit ... —Calvin, quoted by Erdmann, well remarks here: “Consider the modesty …

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Samuel 1:15

17th Century

Pastor

And Hannah answered and said, no, my lord
That is not my case, you have greatly mistaken it; she answered with great…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Samuel 1:9–18

17th Century

Minister

Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God allows us, in prayer, not only to ask …