1 Samuel 1:16

“Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial, etc.] A yokeless, a lawless, impudent, and abandoned creature; one of the most wicked, vilest, and most profligate wretches; as she must be to come drunk into the sanctuary of God; (see <092517>1 Samuel 25:17,25). Drunkenness in man is au abominable crime, but much more in a woman. The Romans f30 forbad wine to women, and drunkenness in them was a capital crime, as adultery, or any other; and indeed a drunken woman is liable to all manner of sin: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto; out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak, whether it is matter of trouble or of joy; the heart of Hannah was…”

“Count not, &c. - Thus when we are unjustly censured, we should endeavour not only to clear ourselves, but to satisfy our brethren, by giving them a just and true account of that which they misapprehended. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 1:18”

“1:16 wicked woman (Hebrew a daughter of Belial): An expression used to describe a worthless person. Belial (“worthlessness”) is later used as a name for Satan (2 Cor 6:15). In Hebrew, a son of or daughter of a quality is a person who exemplifies that quality.”

“a daughter: Sa1 2:12, Sa1 10:27, Sa1 25:25; Deu 13:13 out of: Job 6:2, Job 6:3, Job 10:1, Job 10:2; Mat 12:34, Mat 12:35 complaint: or, meditation 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 1:17”