1 Samuel 1:2

2 Elcana tenía dos esposas: Ana y Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no.

1 Samuel 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 1:2

And he had two wives
Which, though connived at in those times, was contrary to the original law of marriage; and for which, though a good man, he was chastised, and had a great deal of vexation and trouble, the two wives not agreeing with each other; perhaps not having children by the one so soon as he hoped and wished for, he took another:

the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah;
the first name signifies "grace" or "gracious", and she was a woman who had the grace of God, and very probably was also very comely, beautiful, and acceptable, as she was in the sight of her husband; the other signifies a cornered gem, a precious stone or jewel, as the pearl, ruby, amethyst Very likely Hannah was his first wife, and having no children by her, he took Peninnah, who proved to be a rough diamond: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children; how many Peninnah had is not said, perhaps ten; see ( 1 Samuel 1:8 ) and that Hannah had none was not because she was naturally barren, but because the Lord had shut up her womb, or restrained her from bearing children, to put her upon praying for one, and that the birth of Samuel might be the more remarkable: see ( 1 Samuel 1:5 ) .

1 Samuel 1:2 In-Context

1 Elcana y su familia
Había un hombre llamado Elcana que vivía en Ramá, en la región de Zuf
ubicada en la zona montañosa de Efraín. Era hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliú, hijo de Tohu, hijo de Zuf, de la tribu de Efraín.

2 Elcana tenía dos esposas: Ana y Penina. Penina tenía hijos, pero Ana no.

3 Cada año Elcana viajaba a la ciudad de Silo para adorar al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales y ofrecerle sacrificios en el tabernáculo. Los sacerdotes del Señor
en ese tiempo eran los dos hijos de Elí: Ofni y Finees.

4 Cuando Elcana presentaba su sacrificio, les daba porciones de esa carne a Penina y a cada uno de sus hijos.

5 Sin embargo, a Ana, aunque la amaba, sólo le daba una porción selecta
porque el Señor
no le había dado hijos.