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Worship as a Battleground
Commentators explain that the annual trip to worship at Shiloh was the setting for this painful conflict. Elkanah's public display of love for Hannah (giving her a special portion) consistently provoked Peninnah's jealousy. She would then taunt Hannah, turning a sacred festival into a yearly source of deep grief.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 1:7
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 1:7
19th Century
Bishop
And as he did so year by year. — That is, Elkanah, on the occasion of every yearly visit to the national sanctuary, was i…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 1:7
17th Century
Pastor
And as he did so year by year
Elkanah went up every year to Shiloh, and offered sacrifices, taking his family with h…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 1:1–8
17th Century
Minister
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 …