New King James Version
1 Samuel 2:10
10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.”
1 Samuel 2:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
- New International Version (NIV)those who oppose the Lord will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
- New Living Translation (NLT)Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
Context of 1 Samuel 2:10
8He 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. 9He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.” 11Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest. 12Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.
Read all of 1 Samuel 21 Samuel 2:10 word by word
יְהוָ֞ה יֵחַ֣תּוּ מְרִיבָ֗יו עָלָיו֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם יַרְעֵ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה יָדִ֣ין אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִתֶּן־עֹ֣ז לְמַלְכּ֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖ם קֶ֥רֶן מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The adversariesרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall be broken to piecesחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
- out of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- shall he thunderרָעַםrâ‛am · to thunderH7481
- shall judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
- the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and he shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- unto his kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- the hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
- of his anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:10
- Exodus 15:6“Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
- Judges 5:31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years.
- Psalms 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.
- Psalms 68:1Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
- Psalms 92:9For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
- Luke 19:27But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”
- 1 Samuel 7:10Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel.
- 1 Samuel 12:18So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.
- Job 40:9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Psalms 18:13The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.
- Psalms 96:13For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.
- Psalms 98:9For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken - Those who contend with him, מריביו meribaiu, by sinning against his laws, opposing the progress of his word, or persecuting his people. Shall judge the ends on the earth - His empire shall be extended over all mankind by the preaching of the everlasting Gospel, for to this the afterpart of the verse seems to apply: He shall give strength unto his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ, or, as the Targum…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He shall give strength - This is a most remarkable passage, containing a clear and distinct prophecy of the Kingdom and glory of the Christ of God. (Compare Luke 1:69-70).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The king was to use his God-given power to help the oppressed, the hungry, and those unable to have children (see Psalm 72:1 4, 12–14; Proverbs 31:8–9). He will exalt the horn: See study note on 1 Samuel 2:1. His anointed (Hebrew mashiakh): This part of Hannah’s prayer predicts both Israel’s anointed kings and God’s ultimate Anointed King—the Messiah, Jesus Christ (see 1 Samuel 12:3–5; 24:6, 10; Psalm 132:17; Daniel 9:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ... exalt the horn of his anointed--This is the first place in Scripture where the word "anointed," or Messiah, occurs; and as there was no king in Israel at the time, it seems the best interpretation to refer it to Christ. There is, indeed, a remarkable resemblance between the song of Hannah and that of Mary (Lu 1:46).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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