1 Samuel 2:11

11 Elkana aber ging hin gen Rama in sein Haus; und der Knabe war des HERRN Diener vor dem Priester Eli.

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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 Er wird behüten die Füße seiner Heiligen, aber die Gottlosen müssen zunichte werden in Finsternis; denn viel Vermögen hilft doch niemand.
10 Die mit dem HERRN hadern, müssen zugrunde gehen; über ihnen wird er donnern im Himmel. Der HERR wird richten der Welt Enden und wird Macht geben seinem König und erhöhen das Horn seines Gesalbten.
11 Elkana aber ging hin gen Rama in sein Haus; und der Knabe war des HERRN Diener vor dem Priester Eli.
12 Aber die Söhne Elis waren böse Buben; die fragten nicht nach dem HERRN
13 noch nach dem Recht der Priester an das Volk. Wenn jemand etwas opfern wollte, so kam des Priesters Diener, wenn das Fleisch kochte, und hatte eine Gabel mit drei Zacken in seiner Hand
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