Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 1:9

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.)

i. e. Elkanah and his Company, except Hannah. Or, She: for though at first she eat nothing, yet upon her Husbands Invitation and Encouragement, she might eat afterwards: though the former may seem more probable.

Or, Throne; for it is manifest it was raised higher than ordinary, chap. 4. 18. Here he might sit, either as the Judge; or rather as High-Priest, to hear and answer such as came to him for Advice, and to Inspect and Direct the Worship of God, as need was.

i. e. Of the Tabernacle, which is called the Temple here, and chap. 3. 3. and 2 Sam. 22. 7. Psal. 27. 6. as on the contrary, the Temple is called the Tabernacle, Ier. 10. 20. Lament. 2. 6. And although this Tabernacle was but a Tent, yet it was supported by Boards and Posts, and especially at the entrance, by which Eli sate, even by the entrance into the outward Court, otherwise he could not have seen Hannah. See more on chap. 3. 15.