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[as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Yahweh, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
And as he did so year by year. — That is, Elkanah, on the occasion of every yearly visit to the national sanctuary, was i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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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 …
