Verš 1
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
2Sam 6:4 - And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
Verš 10
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
Joz 10:10 - And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Verš 3
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Dt 6:13 - Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Dt 10:20 - Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Mt 4:10 - Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Lk 4:8 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Verš 12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
1Sam 4:1 - And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
Verš 17
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
1Sam 8:4 - Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
1Sam 7,2 - Prekladáme podľa LXX. Pôvodina: "nariekal za Pánom" nedáva dobrý zmysel.
1Sam 7,3-4 - Bál bol bohom Kanaánčanov, ktorého často uctievali aj Izraeliti. Jeho družka bola Aštarta, bohyňa lásky a úrodnosti. Zasväcovali jej stromy a koly, zvané ašery (ášery); niekedy sa aj sama bohyňa volala Ašera a koly jej zasvätené volali sa aštarty. Tieto mali Izraeliti odstrániť. – Keď sa hovorí o báloch, rozumejú sa Bálove modly. Pomníky, stĺpy stavané k úcte Bála, volali sa maséby.
1Sam 7,5 - Masfa, asi dnešné Tel en-Nasbe, bola 13 km severne od Jeruzalema, alebo dnešné Nebi Samuil, 2 hod. od Jeruzalema na sever.
1Sam 7,6 - Vylievali vodu na znak pokánia. Označovali tým, že si podobne vylievajú, odhaľujú pred Bohom srdcia (porov. 2,19; podobný zmysel majú aj naše nábožné "výlevy"). – Samuel nebol len prorokom, ale aj sudcom, posledným sudcom Izraelitov.
1Sam 7,11 - Mesto tohto mena je ináč neznáme. Možno, že to bol Bethoron, ktorý ležal pri ceste do Filištínska. Iní myslia na Ain Karin, poldruhej hodiny juhozápadne od Jeruzalema.
1Sam 7,12 - Mesto Sen je neznáme. Azda to bola Jesana, severne od Betela (2 Krn 13,19), hoci je ťažko si myslieť, že by Filištínci boli utekali tým smerom. Preto myslia iní na Asenu (Joz 15,33), ktorá ležala asi na ceste z Masfy do Azotu. – O "Kameni pomoci" (Abenezra) porov. 4,1.
1Sam 7,14 - Amorejčania boli ináč nepriateľmi Izraelitov (Nm 13,30; Joz 5,1; 7,2.7; 10,5; Sdc 1,34; 3,5). Poznámka, že teraz bol medzi nimi a Izraelitmi pokoj, vysvetľuje, ako mohli Izraeliti dosiahnuť také úspechy proti Filištíncom.
1Sam 7,16 - V Beteli (dnešný Betín) sa Boh dva razy zjavil Jakubovi. Galgala je dnešná Džižilja, juhozápadne od Šíla.
1Sam 7,17 - Oltár v Ráme postavil Samuel asi na rozkaz Boží, lebo ináč mali Izraeliti oltár len pri svätostánku.