American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:10
10They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces;Against them will he thunder in heaven:Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth;And he will give strength unto his king,And exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Samuel 2:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
- New International Version (NIV)those who oppose the Lord will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.”
Context of 1 Samuel 2:10
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them. 9He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail. They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed. 11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest. 12Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
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יְהוָ֞ה יֵחַ֣תּוּ מְרִיבָ֗יו עָלָיו֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם יַרְעֵ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה יָדִ֣ין אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִתֶּן־עֹ֣ז לְמַלְכּ֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖ם קֶ֥רֶן מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
- thunderרָעַםrâ‛am · to thunderH7481
- heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
- endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
- anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:10
- Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O Jehovah, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
- Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
- Psalms 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
- Psalms 21:8Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
- Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
- Psalms 92:9For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
- Luke 19:27But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
- 1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.
- 1 Samuel 12:18So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.
- Job 40:9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
- Psalms 18:13Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
- Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
- Psalms 98:9Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken - Those who contend with him, מריביו meribaiu, by sinning against his laws, opposing the progress of his word, or persecuting his people. Shall judge the ends on the earth - His empire shall be extended over all mankind by the preaching of the everlasting Gospel, for to this the afterpart of the verse seems to apply: He shall give strength unto his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ, or, as the Targum…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He shall give strength - This is a most remarkable passage, containing a clear and distinct prophecy of the Kingdom and glory of the Christ of God. (Compare Luke 1:69-70).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The king was to use his God-given power to help the oppressed, the hungry, and those unable to have children (see Psalm 72:1 4, 12–14; Proverbs 31:8–9). He will exalt the horn: See study note on 1 Samuel 2:1. His anointed (Hebrew mashiakh): This part of Hannah’s prayer predicts both Israel’s anointed kings and God’s ultimate Anointed King—the Messiah, Jesus Christ (see 1 Samuel 12:3–5; 24:6, 10; Psalm 132:17; Daniel 9:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ... exalt the horn of his anointed--This is the first place in Scripture where the word "anointed," or Messiah, occurs; and as there was no king in Israel at the time, it seems the best interpretation to refer it to Christ. There is, indeed, a remarkable resemblance between the song of Hannah and that of Mary (Lu 1:46).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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