1 Samuele 2:11

11 Elkana se ne andò a casa sua a Rama, e il fanciullo rimase a servire l’Eterno sotto gli occhi del sacerdote Eli.

1 Samuele 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 Samuele 2:11 In-Context

9 Egli veglierà sui passi de’ suoi fedeli, ma gli empi periranno nelle tenebre; poiché l’uomo non trionferà per la sua forza.

10 Gli avversari dell’Eterno saran frantumati. Egli tonerà contr’essi dal cielo; l’Eterno giudicherà gli estremi confini della terra, darà forza al suo re, farà grande la potenza del suo unto".

11 Elkana se ne andò a casa sua a Rama, e il fanciullo rimase a servire l’Eterno sotto gli occhi del sacerdote Eli.

12 Or i figliuoli di Eli erano uomini scellerati; non conoscevano l’Eterno.

13 Ed ecco qual era il modo d’agire di questi sacerdoti riguardo al popolo: quando qualcuno offriva un sacrifizio, il servo del sacerdote veniva, nel momento in cui si faceva cuocere la carne, avendo in mano una forchetta a tre punte;