Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 1:20
Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.
Read 1 Samuel 1. Compare commentaries on this chapter.
Source and publication rights
Text Creation Partnership. Public domain; TCP unrestricted text and encoding. Source edition.
Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.
1 Samuel1:20
20 Wherefore it came to pass when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son , and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
So the sence is, When the usual time from the Conception to the Birth was past, she brought forth her Son. Heb. In or After the Revolution, or Expiration of some Days, Hannah Conceived, and in due time bare a Son. So the meaning is, That although her Husband knew her Conjugally at his return, and God was mindful of her, and intended in his time to give her his Blessing, yet she did not Conceive at first, but after some days, or time afterwards.
i. e. She called, not doubting of her Husbands consent to the Name. The Names of Children were given to them, sometimes by the Fathers, and sometimes by the Mothers. See Gen. 4. 1, 26. and 5. 29. and 21. 3. and 19. 37, 38, &c.
Marginal references: Heb. in the revolution of days.; That i[illegible: 1+ letters], asked of God.
Matthew Poole and continuators, Annotations upon the Holy Bible, 1 Samuel 1:20. Public domain.
Permanent link. Source edition.