Passage Research
1 Samuel 1 — Sermon Preparation
Hannah prays in anguish at the tabernacle in Shiloh, vowing to dedicate her son to God; her prayer is answered and she gives birth to Samuel. Below is a research summary for 1 Samuel 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 415 / 163
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Samuel 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַנָּה | Channâh | H2584 | 11 | Channah |
| עֵלִי | ʻÊlîy | H5941 | 7 | Eli |
| אֶלְקָנָה | ʼElqânâh | H511 | 6 | Elkanah |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 7 | woman |
| שָׁאַל | shâʼal | H7592 | 5 | inquire, request |
| גָּמַל | gâmal | H1580 | 4 | treat, benefit |
| נַעַר | naʻar | H5288 | 5 | boy, servant |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on 1 Samuel 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a journey. When men are in such haste to set out upon journeys, or to engage in business, that they have not time to worship God, they are likely to proceed without his presence and blessing. Hannah, though she felt a warm regard for the courts of God's house, begged to stay at home. God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Samuel 1:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ramathaim-zophim— 1 Sam 1:1
- Ramah 4— 1 Sam 1:19
- Shiloh— 1 Sam 1:24
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