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

2No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3“Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions. The bow of the mighty is now broken, and those who stumbled are now strong. 5Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away. 6The Lord gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but 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 37:15But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Psalms 46:9He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
• Psalms 76:3There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude
• Isaiah 10:4You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
• Jeremiah 37:10Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!”
• 2 Corinthians 4:9We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
• Ephesians 6:14Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
• Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
• Hebrews 11:34quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole 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