Teks -- 1 Samuel 2:20 (NET)

2:20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, “May the Lord raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would go to their home.

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JFB: 1Sa 2:20 - Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife

This blessing, like that which he had formerly pronounced, had a prophetic virtue; which, before long, appeared in the increase of Hannah's family (1Sa 2:21), and the growing qualifications of Samuel for the service of the sanctuary.

Clarke: 1Sa 2:20 - Eli blessed Elkanah

Eli blessed Elkanah - The natural place of this verse seems to be before the 11th; after which the 21st should come in; after the 21st, perhaps the 26th should come in. The subjects in this chapter seem very much entangled and confused by the wrong position of the verses.

TSK: 1Sa 2:20 - blessed // loan

The natural place for this verse seems to be before the 1Sa 2:11, after which the 1Sa 2:21 should probably come in; and after the 21st, perhaps the 1Sa 2:26 should follow.

blessed : Gen 14:19, Gen 27:27-29; Num 6:23-27; Rth 2:12, Rth 4:11

loan : or, petition which she asked, etc. 1Sa 1:27, 1Sa 1:28

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Poole: 1Sa 2:20 - Seed // For the loan which is lent to the Lord

As their superior, and God’ s high priest, Eli blessed them in God’ s name, and they received his blessing by faith, which made it effectual, 1Sa 2:21 .

Seed i.e. a child, or rather children, as the event showed.

For the loan which is lent to the Lord or, for the petition , i.e. the thing desired, to wit, the child; which she, thy wife, asked of the Lord ; or, for the Lord , as 1Sa 1:28 , to whom accordingly she hath given them. And therefore as she asked him not so much for herself, for she seldom sees him, as for the Lord, to whose service she hath wholly devoted him; so now I pray that God would give you other children, for both your comfort and enjoyment.

Haydock: 1Sa 2:20 - Lent

Lent. This was in reply to what Anna had said, chap. i. 28. (Haydock) ---

God always gives back with interest. (Menochius)

Gill: 1Sa 2:20 - And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife // and said, the Lord give thee seed of this woman // for the loan which is lent to the Lord // and they went unto their own home

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife,.... Not only the first time they brought Samuel to him, and left him with him; but every year they came to worship, as the Jewish commentators mostly interpret it:

and said, the Lord give thee seed of this woman; children by her, year after year:

for the loan which is lent to the Lord; instead of Samuel, who was asked of the Lord and given to him again; and as they were thereby in some measure deprived of him, and could not always enjoy him, and be delighted with him, Eli prayed for them, and gave them his benediction as a priest, that they might be favoured with other children, who might be of delight and service to them when in old age:

and they went unto their own home; at Ramah, as in 1Sa 2:11 or to his place ^r, Elkanah's; hence Kimchi concludes that Hannah was of another city originally; but the Targum is,"to their place;''and indeed, what was now the place or home of the one, was of the other.