1 Samuel 2:1-11

Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving

1 Then Hannah ¹prayed and said, "My heart exults in the LORD; ²My horn is exalted in the LORD, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because ³I rejoice in Your salvation.

2 "⁴There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, ⁵there is no one besides You, ⁶Nor is there any rock like our God.

3 "Boast no more so very proudly, ⁷Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; ⁸For the LORD is a God of knowledge, ⁹And with Him actions are weighed.

4 "¹⁰The bows of the mighty are shattered, ¹¹But the feeble gird on strength.

5 "Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, But those who were hungry cease to hunger. ¹²Even the barren gives birth to seven, But ¹³she who has many children languishes.

6 "¹⁴The LORD kills and makes alive; ¹⁵He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

7 "¹⁶The LORD makes poor and rich; ¹⁷He brings low, He also exalts.

8 "¹⁸He raises the poor from the dust, ¹⁹He lifts the needy from the ash heap ²⁰To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; ²¹For the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, And He set the world on them.

9 "²²He keeps the feet of His godly ones, ²³But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; ²⁴For not by might shall a man prevail.

10 "²⁵Those who contend with the LORD will be shattered; ²⁶Against them He will thunder in the heavens, ²⁷The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; ²⁸And He will give strength to His king, ²⁹And will exalt the horn of His anointed."

11 Then Elkanah went to his home at ³⁰Ramah. ³¹But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

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1 Samuel 2:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 2

In this chapter the song of Hannah is recorded, 1Sa 2:1-10, and an account is given of the return of Elkanah and Hannah to their own home, and of the care she took yearly to provide a coat for Samuel, and of her being blessed with many other children, and of the growth and ministry of Samuel before the Lord, 1Sa 2:11,18-21,26, and of the wickedness of the sons of Eli, 1Sa 2:12-17, and of Eli's too gentle treatment of them when he reproved them for it, 1Sa 2:22-25 and of a sharp message sent him from the Lord on that account, threatening destruction to his house, of which the death of his two sons would be a sign, 1Sa 2:27-36.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 31

1. 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Luke 1:46-55
2. Deuteronomy 33:17; Job 16:15; Psalms 75:10; Psalms 89:17, 24; Psalms 92:10; Psalms 112:9
3. Psalms 9:14; Psalms 13:5; Psalms 35:9; Isaiah 12:2, 3
4. Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 19:2; Psalms 86:8
5. 2 Samuel 22:32
6. Deuteronomy 32:30, 31
7. Proverbs 8:13
8. 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 8:39
9. Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 24:12
10. Psalms 37:15; Psalms 46:9
11. Psalms 18:39; Hebrews 11:32-34
12. Ruth 4:15; Psalms 113:9
13. Jeremiah 15:9
14. Deuteronomy 32:39; 2 Kings 5:7; Revelation 1:18
15. Isaiah 26:19
16. Deuteronomy 8:17, 18
17. Job 5:11; Psalms 75:7; James 4:10
18. Job 42:10-12; Psalms 75:7; Psalms 113:7
19. 2 Samuel 7:8; Daniel 2:48; James 2:5
20. Job 36:7; Psalms 113:8
21. Job 38:4-6; Psalms 75:3; Psalms 104:5
22. Psalms 91:11, 12; Psalms 121:3; Proverbs 3:26; 1 Peter 1:5
23. Matthew 8:12
24. Psalms 33:16, 17
25. Exodus 15:6; Psalms 2:9
26. 1 Samuel 7:10; 2 Samuel 22:14; Psalms 18:13, 14
27. Psalms 96:13; Psalms 98:9; Matthew 25:31, 32
28. Psalms 21:1, 7
29. Psalms 89:24
30. 1 Samuel 1:1, 19
31. 1 Samuel 1:28; 1 Samuel 2:18; 1 Samuel 3:1

Footnotes 5

[a]. I.e. strength
[b]. Lit "is enlarged"
[c]. Lit "Talk much"
[d]. I.e. the nether world
[e]. I.e. strength