Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Samuel 2

1 Samuel 2:1 (c) I can answer them, that reproue my barennes.

1 Samuel 2:1 (!) The song of Hannah.

1 Samuel 2:1 (b) I haue recuered strength & glorie by the benefite of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:1 (a) After that she had obteined a sonne by prayer, she gaue thankes.

1 Samuel 2:3 (d) In that ye condemne my barennes, ye shewe your pride against God.

1 Samuel 2:5 (e) Thei sel their labours for necessarie fode.

1 Samuel 2:5 (/) Or, many.

1 Samuel 2:8 (f) He preferreth to honour and putteth downe according to his owne wil, thogh mans judgement be contrary.

1 Samuel 2:8 (g) Therefore he may dispose all things according to his wil.

1 Samuel 2:10 (h) She grounded her prayer on Jesus Christ which was to come.

1 Samuel 2:11 (i) In all that Eli commanded him.

1 Samuel 2:12 (k) That is thei neglected his ordinance.

1 Samuel 2:12 (!) The sonnes of Eli, wicked.

1 Samuel 2:13 (/) Or, sonne.

1 Samuel 2:13 (!) The newe custome of the Priests.

1 Samuel 2:14 (l) Transgressing the ordre appointed in the Lawe, {Leui. 7,31}, for their bellies sake.

1 Samuel 2:15 (m) Which was commanded first to haue bene offred to God.

1 Samuel 2:16 (/) Or, Lawe.

1 Samuel 2:16 (n) Not passing for their owne profite so that God might be serued aright.

1 Samuel 2:17 (o) seing the horrible abuse thereof.

1 Samuel 2:18 (!) Samuel ministreth before the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:20 (!) Eli blesseth Elkanah and his wife.

1 Samuel 2:20 (/) Or, for the thing that she hathe ??? to the Lord: to wit, Samuel.

1 Samuel 2:22 (p) Which was (as the Ebrewes write) after their trauel, when they came to be purifed, read {Exod. 38, 8}, {Leu. 12,6}.

1 Samuel 2:23 (!) Eli reproueth his sonnes.

1 Samuel 2:24 (q) Because they contemne their duetie to God, {vers. 17}.

1 Samuel 2:25 (r) So that to obey good admonitions is Gods mercie, & to disobey them, as his just judgement for sinnne.

1 Samuel 2:27 (s) To wit, Aaron.

1 Samuel 2:27 (!) God sendeth a Prophet to Eli.

1 Samuel 2:29 (t) Why haue you contemned my sacrifices, and as it were trod them vnder fete.

1 Samuel 2:30 (u) Gods promises are onely effectual to suche as he giueth constancie vnto, to feare and obey him.

1 Samuel 2:31 (x) Thy power and autoritie.

1 Samuel 2:31 (!) Eli is menaced for not chastising his children.

1 Samuel 2:32 (y) Thy posteritie shal se the glorie of the chief Priest translated in another, whome they shal enuie, {1 King. 2,27}.

1 Samuel 2:33 (/) Or, When they come to manage.

1 Samuel 2:35 (z) Meaning, Zadok, who succeded Abiathar, and was the figure of Christ.

1 Samuel 2:36 (a) That is, shal be inferior vnto him.