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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 1:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 1:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And he had two [08147] wives [0802]; the name [08034] of the one [0259] was Hannah [02584], and the name [08034] of the other [08145] Peninnah [06444]: and Peninnah [06444] had children [03206], but Hannah [02584] had no children [03206]. |
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King James |
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He had two wives - Compare Gen 4:19. This was permitted by the law Deu 21:15, and sanctioned by the practice of Jacob Gen. 29, Ashur Ch1 4:5, Shaharaim Ch1 8:8, David Sa1 25:43, Joash Ch2 24:3, and others.
Hannah - i. e. "Beauty or charm," is the same as "Anna" Luk 2:36.
Peninnah - i. e. "a Pearl," is the same name in signification as "Marqaret."
The frequent recurrence of the mention of barrenness in those women who were afterward famous through their progeny (as Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel) coupled with the prophetic language of Hannah's song in 1 Sam. 2, justifies us in seeking a mystical sense. Besides the apparent purpose of marking the children so born as raised up for special purposes by divine Providence, the weakness and comparative barrenness of the Church of God, to be followed at the set time by her glorious triumph and immense increase, is probably intended to be foreshadowed. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Two wives - As many had in those ages, tho' it was a transgression of the original institution of marriage. And it is probable that he took his second wife, namely, Peninnah, because Hannah was barren. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He had two wives - The custom of those times permitted polygamy; but wherever there was more than one wife, we find the peace of the family greatly disturbed by it.
The name of the one was Hannah - חנה Channah, which signifies fixed or settled, and the other פננה Peninnah, which signifies a jewel or pearl. |
36 And [2532] there was [2258] one Anna [451], a prophetess [4398], the daughter [2364] of Phanuel [5323], of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Aser [768]: she [3778] [846] was of a great [4183] [1722] age [2250] [4260], and had lived [2198] with [3326] an husband [435] seven [2033] years [2094] from [575] her [846] virginity [3932];
3 And Jehoiada [03077] took [05375] for him two [08147] wives [0802]; and he begat [03205] sons [01121] and daughters [01323].
43 David [01732] also took [03947] Ahinoam [0293] of Jezreel [03157]; and they were also both [08147] of them his wives [0802].
8 And Shaharaim [07842] begat [03205] children in the country [07704] of Moab [04124], after [04480] he had sent them away [07971]; Hushim [02366] and Baara [01199] were his wives [0802].
5 And Ashur [0806] the father [01] of Tekoa [08620] had two [08147] wives [0802], Helah [02458] and Naarah [05292].
15 If a man [0376] have two [08147] wives [0802], one [0259] beloved [0157], and another [0259] hated [08130], and they have born [03205] him children [01121], both the beloved [0157] and the hated [08130]; and if the firstborn [01060] son [01121] be hers that was hated [08146]:
19 And Lamech [03929] took [03947] unto him two [08147] wives [0802]: the name [08034] of the one [0259] was Adah [05711], and the name [08034] of the other [08145] Zillah [06741].