God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 2:4
4“The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength.
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 but you, O Lord. There is no Rock like our God. 3“Do not boast ⌞or⌟ let arrogance come out of your mouth because the Lord is a God of knowledge, and he weighs ⌞our⌟ actions. “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength. 5Those who were well-fed hire themselves out for a piece of bread, but those who were hungry hunger no more. Even the woman who was childless gives birth to seven children, but the mother of many children grieves all alone. 6“The Lord kills, and he gives life. He makes ⌞people⌟ go down to the grave, and he raises them up ⌞again⌟.
Read all of 1 Samuel 21 Samuel 2:4 word by word
קֶ֥שֶׁת גִּבֹּרִ֖ים חַתִּ֑ים וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖ים אָ֥זְרוּ חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:4
- Psalms 37:15⌞But⌟ their own swords will pierce their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
- Psalms 46:9He puts an end to wars all over the earth. He breaks an archer’s bow. He cuts spears in two. He burns chariots.
- Psalms 76:3There he destroyed flaming arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Selah
- Isaiah 10:4Nothing’s left but to crouch among prisoners and to fall with those who are killed. Even after all this, his anger will not disappear, and he is still ready to use his power.
- Jeremiah 37:10Even if you would defeat the entire Babylonian army so that they had only a few badly wounded men left in their tents, they would get up and burn down this city.’ ”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9We’re persecuted, but we’re not abandoned. We’re captured, but we’re not killed.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But he told me: “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in me.
- Ephesians 6:14So then, take your stand! Fasten truth around your waist like a belt. Put on God’s approval as your breastplate.
- Philippians 4:13I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.
- Hebrews 11:34put out raging fires, and escaped death. They found strength when they were weak. They were powerful in battle and defeated other armies.
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
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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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