From Reformation to Reformation

[circa 1171 BC] Verse 20:[1] Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about (Heb. in the revolution of days[2]) after Hannah had...

Verse 19:[1] And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and...

Verse 18:[1] And she said, (Gen. 33:15; Ruth 2:13) Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman (Eccl. 9:7) went her way,...

Verse 17:[1] Then Eli answered and said, (Judg. 18:6; Mark 5:34; Luke 7:50; 8:48) Go in peace: and (Ps. 20:4, 5) the God of Israel grant...

Verse 15:[1] And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit (Heb. hard of spirit[2]): I have drunk...

Verse 12:[1] And it came to pass, as she continued praying (Heb. multiplied to pray[2]) before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth....

Verse 10:[1] (Job 7:11; 10:1) And she was in bitterness of soul (Heb. bitter of soul;[2] 2 Sam. 17:8[3]), and prayed unto the LORD, and...

Verse 9:[1] 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...

Verse 8:[1] Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not...

Verse 7:[1] And as he did so year by year, when she went up (or, from the time that she, etc.; Heb. from her going up[2]) to the house of...

Verse 6:[1] And her adversary also (Job 24:21) provoked her (Heb. angered her[2]) sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut...

Verse 4:[1] And when the time was that Elkanah (Deut. 12:17, 18; 16:11) offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and...

Verse 3:[1] And this man went up out of his city (Ex. 23:14; Deut. 16:16; Luke 2:41) yearly (Heb. from year to year[2]) (Deut. 12:5-7) to...

Verse 2:[1] And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but...

[circa 1171 BC] Verse 1:[1] Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was (1 Chron. 6:27, 34)...

Elkanah goeth yearly up to the feast at Shiloh with his two wives: Hannah is barren; Peninnah upbraideth her, 1-6. Hannah prayeth...

It is not certainly known who was the penman of this Book, or whether it was written by one or more hands; nor is it of any great...

Question: Who is the author of these books of Samuel? Response 1: A great many agree in this, that this work was composed, not by one,...