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Elkanah's Personal Vow
Commentators highlight that Hannah was not the only one who made a vow; Elkanah did as well. This was likely a vow of thanksgiving for the birth of Samuel. His journey to fulfill this promise at the annual festival shows his own personal faith and gratitude to God, not just his support for Hannah.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 1:21
19th Century
Bishop
And his vow. —Elkanah too had vowed a vow unto the Lord, in case his wife Hannah should have a son. It has been remarked that vows…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 1:21
17th Century
Pastor
And the man Elkanah, and all his house
All his family, excepting Hannah, and her son Samuel; or all the men of his h…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 1:19–28
17th Century
Minister
Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move until they had worshipped God…