Than ten sons. —Merely a round number to express many. The simple narration evidently came from Hannah, who, no doubt, in later ye…

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why do you weep? &c.] Since it was a time of rejoicing, as every festival w…

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 …