fulfill the word of the Lord] 1 Sam. 2. 31, 35.
of Eli] Abiathar was the fourth from Eli: for he was the son of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, (1 Samuel 22:20.) the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, 1 Samuel 14.
in Shiloh A city in the tribe of Ephaim, where the tabernacle was for many yeers, and where the tribes were wont to assemble together in Joshua’s and the Judges times, Joshua 18:1. Judges 21:19. 1 Samuel 4:3-4.