American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:9
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.
1 Samuel 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
- New International Version (NIV)He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:9
7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up. 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. He 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. 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. 11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
Read all of 1 Samuel 21 Samuel 2:9 word by word
רַגְלֵ֤י חֲסִידָיו֙ יִשְׁמֹ֔ר וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יִדָּ֑מּוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְכֹ֖חַ יִגְבַּר־אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:9
- Job 5:24And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.
- Psalms 37:23A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
- Psalms 91:11For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
- Psalms 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
- Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
- 1 Peter 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Deuteronomy 33:3Yea, he loveth the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat down at thy feet; Every oneshall receive of thy words.
- Psalms 37:28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalms 97:10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Proverbs 2:8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
- Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
- Job 5:16So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- Ecclesiastes 5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
- Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
- Zephaniah 1:15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He will keep the feet of his saints - He will order and direct all their goings, and keep them from every evil way. The wicked shall be silent in darkness - The Targum understands this of their being sent to the darkness of hell; they shall be slain. By strength shall no man prevail - Because God is omnipotent, and no power can be successfully exerted against him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Hannah’s Prayer of Praise celebrates Samuel's dedication to serving God. It highlights God's: Uniqueness (1 Samuel 2:1–2) Power to change fortunes (1 Samuel 2:3–9) Ability to strengthen his chosen king (1 Samuel 2:10) Like Mary’s Song of Praise in Luke 1:46–55, Hannah’s prayer emphasizes God bringing down the rich and powerful and lifting up the poor and oppressed (1 Samuel 2:7–8; Luke 1:52–53). David’s prayer in 2 Samuel 22 is another beautiful statement…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111Sa 2:1-11. Hannah's Song in Thankfulness to God. 1. Hannah prayed, and said--Praise and prayer are inseparably conjoined in Scripture (Col 4:2; 1Ti 2:1). This beautiful song was her tribute of thanks for the divine goodness in answering her petition. mine horn is exalted in the Lord--Allusion is here made to a peculiarity in the dress of Eastern women about Lebanon, which seems to have obtained anciently among the Israelite women, that of wearing a tin…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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