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1 Samuel 2:9
9He takes care of his faithful people. But he puts wicked people in a dark place where they can do nothing. It is not a person's own strength that makes him great.
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
7The Lord makes some people poor and he makes other people rich. He causes some people to be important and he puts other people low down. 8He raises up weak people from the ground. He lifts poor people up out of the dirt. He makes them become friends of princes. He puts them in places of honour. The deep places of the earth belong to the Lord. He built the world on a strong foundation. He takes care of his faithful people. But he puts wicked people in a dark place where they can do nothing. It is not a person's own strength that makes him great. 10The Lord will destroy his enemies. He will shout against them from heaven like loud thunder. The Lord will judge everyone on earth. He will make his king strong. He will give power to the king that he has chosen to rule.’ 11Then Elkanah went back to his home at Ramah with his family. But the young boy, Samuel, stayed in Shiloh. He served the Lord there, while Eli the priest took care of him.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- He will keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
- the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- of his saintsחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
- and the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- shall be silentדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: destroyedH1826
- in darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
- for by strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- shall no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- prevailגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:9
- Job 5:24You will know that your home is strong and safe. When you check all your land, you will see that all your animals are safe.
- Psalms 37:23If the way that somebody lives pleases the Lord, the Lord will lead him into good things.
- Psalms 91:11For God will tell his angels to keep you safe. They will protect you wherever you go.
- Psalms 94:18When I think, ‘I am falling down,’ your faithful love keeps me safe, Lord.
- Psalms 121:3He will take care of you, so that you do not fall. The one who keeps you safe will not sleep.
- Proverbs 16:9People make plans for what they will do, but it is the Lord who leads them in the right way.
- 1 Peter 1:5God is using his great power to keep you safe, because you trust him. He will continue to keep you safe until the last day, when Christ will return. Then you will know that God has saved you completely from sin and from death.
- Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, the Lord loves his people. He takes care of all his holy people. They sit near to him and they listen to his teaching.
- Psalms 37:28The Lord loves justice. He will never leave those who serve him. He will take care of them for ever, but he will remove the children of wicked people.
- Psalms 97:10If you love the Lord, then hate anything that is evil. The Lord protects the lives of those who serve him. He keeps them safe from the power of wicked people.
- Proverbs 2:8He protects the lives of righteous people. He takes care of people who serve him faithfully.
- Jude 1:3My friends, I wanted very much to write to you about how God has saved us from sin. That is what he has done for you and for us. But instead of that, I now know that I must write to you about something else. I must tell you to be strong and brave. You must do everything that you can to keep God's true message safe. God has given this message to his special people and his message will never change. Do not let anyone teach you a different message.
- Job 5:16So poor people can hope for justice. Wicked people have to be quiet.
- Ecclesiastes 5:17Even if people are rich, they do not enjoy their food. They suffer all through their lives. They are upset, angry and sick.
- Jeremiah 8:14The people say: ‘We should not sit here and do nothing. We must all go together into our strong cities. If we have to die, we will die there! The Lord our God has said that we must die. We have done bad things against him. He has decided to punish us with death. He has given us water to drink that has poison in it.
- Zephaniah 1:15The Lord will be very angry at that time. It will be a time when there will be trouble. On that day, he will destroy everything bad. It will be very dark. At that time, there will be thick dark clouds.
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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