1 Samuel 2:4-8

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

5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.

6 “The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.

1 Samuel 2:4-8 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 Samuel 1:27; Psalms 37:15; Psalms 46:9; Psalms 76:3
• 2. Job 17:9; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 57:10
• 3. Luke 1:53
• 4. Psalms 113:9; Isaiah 54:1; Jeremiah 15:9
• 5. Deuteronomy 32:39
• 6. Isaiah 26:19; Ezekiel 37:3,12
• 7. S Deuteronomy 8:18
• 8. Job 5:11; Job 40:12; Psalms 75:7; Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 22:19; Daniel 4:37
• 9. Psalms 113:7-8
• 10. James 2:5
• 11. 1 Kings 16:2
• 12. Psalms 72:12; Psalms 107:41; Psalms 145:14; Psalms 146:8; S Matthew 23:12
• 13. 2 Samuel 7:8; Job 36:7; Isaiah 22:23; Ezekiel 21:26
• 14. Job 15:7; Job 38:4; Psalms 104:5; Proverbs 8:29; Isaiah 40:12; Jeremiah 10:12