1 Samuel 1 · Verse 9

1 Samuel 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:9, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:9 in other translations

BSBSo after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
WEBSo Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the LORD’s temple.
ASVSo Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.
YLTAnd Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk; (now Eli the priest sat upon the seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah;)
BBESo after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
WebsterSo Hannah rose after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drank. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 1:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Eli - sat upon a seat - על הכסא al hakkisse, upon the throne, i.e., of judgment; for he was then judge of Israel. By a post of the temple of the Lord - I think this is the first place where היכל יהוה heychal Yehovah, "temple of Jehovah," is mentioned. This gives room for a strong suspicion that the books of Samuel were not compiled till the first temple was built, or after the days of Solomon. After this the word temple is frequent in the books of Kings, Chronicles, and in the prophets. Perhaps those Psalms in which this word occurs were, like many others in the Psalms, not of David's composition; some of them were evidently made long after his time.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:9-18
Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special good thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her. Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and its desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us to be rash and hasty in censures of others, and to think people guilty of bad things while the matter is doubtful and unproved. Hannah did not retort the charge, and upbraid Eli with the wicked conduct of his own sons. When we are at any time unjustly censured, we have need to set a double watch before the door of our lips, that we do not return censure for censure. Hannah thought it enough to clear herself, and so must we. Eli was willing to acknowledge his mistake. Hannah went away with satisfaction of mind. She had herself by prayer committed her case to God, and Eli had prayed for her. Prayer is heart's ease to a gracious soul. Prayer will smooth the countenance; it should do so. None will long remain miserable, who use aright the privilege of going to the mercy-seat of a reconciled God in Christ Jesus.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Samuel 1:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komand she aroseH6965
חַנָּ֔הcha.NahHannahH2584
אַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
אָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.Lahhad eatenH398
בְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.Lohin ShilohH7887
וְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.Reiand afterH310
שָׁתֹ֑הsha.Tohhad drunkH8354
וְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.Liand EliH5941
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
יֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shev[was] sittingH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'the seatH3678
עַל\־'al-atH5921
מְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.Zat[the] doorpost ofH4201
הֵיכַ֥לhei.Khal[the] temple ofH1964
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:9

  • 1 Samuel 3:3

    And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

  • Psalms 5:7

    But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

  • 2 Samuel 7:2

    That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

  • Psalms 29:9

    The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

  • 1 Samuel 3:15

    And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:3,15; 2Sa 7:2; Ps 5:7; 27:4; 29:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 1:8

    Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

  • 1 Samuel 1:9

    So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 1:10

    And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

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1 Samuel 1:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantóse Anna después que hubo comido y bebido en Silo; y mientras el sacerdote Eli estaba sentado en una silla junto á un pilar del templo de Jehová,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Anne se leva, après qu’on eut mangé à Silo, et après qu’on eut bu; (et Éli, le sacrificateur, était assis sur un siège près de l’un des poteaux du temple de l’ Éternel);
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hanna stand auf nach dem Essen und nach dem Trinken zu Silo. Eli, der Priester, saß aber auf dem Stuhle an einem der Türpfosten des Tempels Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Surrexit autem Anna postquam comederat et biberat in Silo. Et Heli sacerdote sedente super sellam ante postes templi Domini,