Being seated on a chair meant that Eli had a place of honour in a society where most people sat on the ground.1 Presumably he was seated beside the doorpost so that he could supervise activities in the vicinity of the temple.
Being seated on a chair meant that Eli had a place of honour in a society where most people sat on the ground.1 Presumably he was seated beside the doorpost so that he could supervise activities in the vicinity of the temple.
9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.