1 Samuel 2:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 2:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.
1 Samuel 2:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Talk no more so exceeding proudly, etc.] At such an high rate, in such an overbearing manner, as if above everyone; this may have respect to Peninnah, and all that joined with her to provoke Hannah to anger, and make her fret, insulting and triumphing over her, because she had not children, as they had; but now their mouths would be stopped, and their talk over, and not give themselves the haughty airs they had done, at least there would be no occasion for them: let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; arrogating to themselves, and to their merits, what they enjoyed, as children, riches, etc. when all come from the Lord; or what is “hard” f38, intolerable, which bears so hard on those to…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Talk no more - Thou Peninnah, boast no more of thy numerous off - spring, and speak no more insolently and scornfully of me. She speaks of her in the plural number, because she would not expose her name to censure. Of knowledge - He knoweth thy heart, and all that pride, and envy, and contempt of me, which thy own conscience knows; and all thy perverse carriage towards me. Actions - That is, he trieth all mens thoughts and actions, (for the Hebrew word signifies both) as a just judge, to give to every one according to their works. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:4”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“2:3 proud and haughty: Peninnah typified this attitude (see 1:6-7). Hannah, by contrast, was humbly dependent on God.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“let not arrogancy: Heb. hard, Psa 94:4; Pro 8:13; Isa 37:23; Dan 4:30, Dan 4:31, Dan 4:37; Mal 3:13; Jde 1:15, Jde 1:16 a God: Kg1 8:39; Psa 44:21, Psa 94:7-10, Psa 147:5; Jer 17:10; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:23 by him: Job 31:6; Isa 26:7; Dan 5:27 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:4”
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