1 Samuel 2:2-4

2 “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

3 “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.

4 “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.

1 Samuel 2:2-4 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. S Exodus 15:11; S Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 19:2
• 2. S Exodus 8:10; Isaiah 40:25; Isaiah 46:5
• 3. S Genesis 49:24; S Exodus 33:22; Deuteronomy 32:37; Deuteronomy 32:30-31; 2 Samuel 22:2,32; 2 Samuel 23:3; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 71:3
• 4. Psalms 17:10; Psalms 31:18; Psalms 73:8; Psalms 75:4; Psalms 94:4; Proverbs 8:13
• 5. S Joshua 22:22
• 6. 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 8:39; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 6:30; Proverbs 15:11; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10
• 7. Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 24:11-12
• 8. 2 Samuel 1:27; Psalms 37:15; Psalms 46:9; Psalms 76:3
• 9. Job 17:9; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 57:10