1 Samuel 1:9

So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Hannah rises after completing a meal in Shiloh, while Eli the priest rests on a chair positioned by the temple doorpost. The words — וַתּקָם (va.takom) = and she arose; שׁתה (satah) = had drunk. The thread — The temple location reappears in 1 Samuel 3:3 as the site of the ark, while Psalms 27:4 and 5:7 echo the desire to dwell in or enter the house of the LORD. Why it lands — It marks the precise moment Hannah transitions from silent grief to active prayer, requiring the reader to recognize that divine encounter begins where human distress meets a prepared posture.

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The Hebrew words

וַתָּ֣קָםva./Ta.komand/ she arose חַנָּ֔הcha.NahHannah אַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.Reiafter אָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.Lahhad eaten בְשִׁלֹ֖הve./shi.Lohin/ Shiloh וְאַחֲרֵ֣יve./'a.cha.Reiand/ after שָׁתֹ֑הsha.Tohhad drunk וְעֵלִ֣יve./'e.Liand/ Eli הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest יֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shev[was] sitting עַל־'al-on הַכִּסֵּ֔אha./ki.Se'the/ seat עַל־'al-at מְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.Zat[the] doorpost of הֵיכַ֥לhei.Khal[the] temple of יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 3:3 Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
Psalms 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
Psalms 5:7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
2 Samuel 7:2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
1 Samuel 3:15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
Psalms 29:9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

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