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…
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