1 Samuel 2:11

11 Entonces Elcana se fue a Ramá, a su casa. Y el niño servía al SEÑOR delante del sacerdote Elí.

1 Samuel 2:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 2:11

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house
Of which see ( 1 Samuel 1:19 ) . This was after he had offered the sacrifices at the feast, worshipped the Lord, and Hannah had delivered her prayer or song of praise, and both had committed Samuel to the care of Eli, and left him with him:

and the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest;
he not only read in the book of the law, but learned to sing the praises of God vocally, and to play upon an instrument of music used in the service of God in those times, and to light the lamps in the tabernacle, and open and shut the doors of it, and the like; which were suitable to his age, and which might not be quite so tender as some have thought; or this may respect some small beginnings in the ministry of the sanctuary, in which he gradually increased under the inspection, guidance, and instruction of Eli, which is meant by ministering before him; the Targum is,

``in the life of Eli the priest;''

he began his ministration before his death.

1 Samuel 2:11 In-Context

9 El guarda los pies de sus santos, mas los malvados son acallados en tinieblas, pues no por la fuerza ha de prevalecer el hombre.

10 Los que contienden con el SEÑOR serán quebrantados, El tronará desde los cielos contra ellos. El SEÑOR juzgará los confines de la tierra, a su rey dará fortaleza, y ensalzará el poder de su ungido.

11 Entonces Elcana se fue a Ramá, a su casa. Y el niño servía al SEÑOR delante del sacerdote Elí.

12 Los hijos de Elí eran hombres indignos; no conocían al SEÑOR

13 ni la costumbre de los sacerdotes con el pueblo: cuando algún hombre ofrecía sacrificio, venía el criado del sacerdote con un tenedor de tres dientes en su mano mientras se cocía la carne,