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1 Samuel 2:8
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
1 Samuel 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:8
6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. 7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them. 9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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מֵקִ֨ים מֵעָפָ֜ר דָּ֗ל מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ יָרִ֣ים אֶבְי֔וֹן לְהוֹשִׁיב֙ עִם־נְדִיבִ֔ים וְכִסֵּ֥א כָב֖וֹד יַנְחִלֵ֑ם כִּ֤י לַֽיהוָה֙ מְצֻ֣קֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וַיָּ֥שֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם תֵּבֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
- needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
- setקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
- noblesנָדִיבnâdîyb · nobleH5081
- inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
- throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
- gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:8
- Job 2:8And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
- Job 42:10And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.
- Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
- Daniel 4:17This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
- Luke 1:51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
- 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?
- Genesis 41:14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph; and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved [himself], and changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh.
- 2 Samuel 7:8And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
- Job 36:6He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
- Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
- Daniel 2:48Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 6:3Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.
- James 2:5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
- Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.
- Revelation 3:21He that overcomes, to him will I give to sit with me in my throne; as I also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father in his throne.
- Revelation 5:10and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8To set them among princes - There have been many cases where, in the course of God's providence, a person has been raised from the lowest and most abject estate to the highest; from the plough to the imperial dignity: from the dungeon to the throne; from the dunghill to nobility. The story of Cincinnatus is well known; so is that of the patriarch Joseph; but there is one not less in point, that of Roushen Akhter, who was brought out of a dungeon, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The entire earth belongs to the Lord. God, who created and rules everything, can: change circumstances (1 Samuel 2:4–8), protect those who are faithful (1 Samuel 2:9), judge those who are wicked, and give strength to his chosen king (1 Samuel 2:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill--The dunghill, a pile of horse, cow, or camel offal, heaped up to dry in the sun, and used as fuel, was, and is, one of the common haunts of the poorest mendicants; and the change that had been made in the social position of Hannah, appeared to her grateful heart as auspicious and as great as the elevation of a poor despised beggar to the highest and most dignified…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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