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1 Samuel 1:13

1 Samuel 1:13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart,.... It was mental prayer she used, some ejaculations of her mind she sent up to God,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Spake in her heart; only her lips moved - She prayed; her whole heart was engaged: and though she spake not with an…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 1:9-18

Elkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here we find the good effect of the reproof.

I. It…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Eli thought she had been drunken Silent prayer was not usual at the time. Eli's ready suspicion makes it probable that…