1 Samuel 2:1-10

Hannah’s Prayer

1 And Hannah prayed and said, ¹“My heart exults in the Lord; ²my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because ³I rejoice in your salvation.

2 ⁴“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is ⁵no rock like our God.

3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

4 ⁶The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength.

5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. ⁷The barren has borne seven, ⁸but she who has many children is forlorn.

6 ⁹The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.

7 ¹⁰The Lord makes poor and makes rich; ¹¹he brings low and he exalts.

8 ¹²He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap ¹³to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. ¹⁴For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.

9 ¹⁵“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.

10 ¹⁶The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; ¹⁷against them he will thunder in heaven. ¹⁸The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king ¹⁹and exalt the horn of his anointed. ”

1 Samuel 2:1-10 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2:1 For ver. 1-10, see Luke 1:46-53
• 2. 2:1 ver. 10; Ps. 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; 112:9; 148:14
• 3. 2:1 Ps. 9:14; 13:5; 20:5; 35:9
• 4. 2:2 Ex. 15:11; Ps. 86:8; 89:6, 8
• 5. 2:2 Deut. 32:30, 31
• 6. 2:4 Ps. 37:15; 46:9; 76:3
• 7. 2:5 Ps. 113:9; Isa. 54:1
• 8. 2:5 Jer. 15:9
• 9. 2:6 Deut. 32:39
• 10. 2:7 [Job 1:21]
• 11. 2:7 Job 5:11; Ps. 75:7
• 12. 2:8 Ps. 113:7, 8; [Dan. 4:17; Luke 1:52]
• 13. 2:8 Job 36:7
• 14. 2:8 [Job 38:4-6; Ps. 24:2; 102:25; 104:5]
• 15. 2:9 Ps. 121:3; Prov. 3:26; [Ps. 91:11]
• 16. 2:10 Ps. 2:9
• 17. 2:10 ch. 7:10; Ps. 18:13; [2 Sam. 22:14]
• 18. 2:10 Ps. 96:10, 13; 98:9
• 19. 2:10 ver. 1; [Ps. 89:24]