1 Samuel 2:4

1 Samuel 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
• New International Version (NIV)“The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:4

2There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God. 3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by him. The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength. 5Those who are full hire themselves out for food, but those who are starving hunger no more. The woman who is childless gives birth to seven, but the woman with many sons pines away. 6The Lord brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.

1 Samuel 2:4 word by word

קֶ֥שֶׁת גִּבֹּרִ֖ים חַתִּ֑ים וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖ים אָ֥זְרוּ חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The bowsקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• brokenחַתchath · shatteredH2844
• and they that stumbledכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• are girdedאָזַר'âzar · to girdH247
• with strengthחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:4

• Psalms 37:15Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease throughout the earth. He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces; he sets wagons ablaze.
• Psalms 76:3There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah
• Isaiah 10:4There will be nothing to do except crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
• Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you, and there remained among them only the badly wounded men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city.’”
• 2 Corinthians 4:9we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
• Ephesians 6:14Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,
• Philippians 4:13I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.
• Hebrews 11:34quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The bows of the mighty - The Targum considers the first verse as including a prophecy against the Philistines; the second verse, against Sennacherib and his army; the third, against Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans; the fourth, against the Greeks; the fifth, against Haman and his posterity; and the tenth, against Magog, and the enemies of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8Hannah celebrated God's power to completely change people's situations.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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:4

• Barrenness
• Blessing
• Hannah
• Joy
• Poetry
• Praise
• Pride
• Psalms
• Samuel
• Satire
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Esteem
• Fleshhook
• Hannah
• Hire
• Horn
• Increase

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