Luke 1:69

Luke 1:69 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• New International Version (NIV)He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
• English Standard Version (ESV)and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,

Context of Luke 1:69

67His father Zechariah was filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh and prophesied, saying, 68“Blessed be Adonai, God of Israel, for He has looked after His people and brought them redemption. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, 70just as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ages past, 71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us!

Luke 1:69 word by word

καὶ ἤγειρεν κέρας σωτηρίας ἡμῖν ἐν οἴκῳ Δαυὶδ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hath raised upἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• an hornκέραςkeras · hornG2768
• of salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• for usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• ofπαῖςpais · childG3816
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138

Cross-references for Luke 1:69

• 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose Adonai will be shattered. He thunders against them in heaven. He judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to His king, exalting the horn of His anointed one.”
• 2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in Him I take refuge, my shield, my horn of salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my Savior—You save me from violence.
• Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
• Psalms 132:17There will I make a horn spring up for David, I have set up a lamp for My anointed.
• Ezekiel 29:21“In that day I will cause a horn to shoot up for the house of Israel. I will open your mouth among them. They will know that I am Adonai.”
• 2 Samuel 7:26Let Your Name be magnified forever by saying, ‘Adonai-Tzva’ot is God over Israel!’ May the house of Your servant David be established before You.
• 1 Kings 11:13Yet I will not tear away the whole kingdom, but will give one tribe to your son for My servant David ‘s sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”
• Psalms 89:3For I said, “Let your lovingkindness be built up forever! The heavens—let Your faithfulness be made firm there!”
• Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will come forth out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit out of His roots.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, days are coming” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign as king wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of Righteousness to spring up for David, and He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Ezekiel 34:23So I will set up One Shepherd over them, My servant David—He will tend them, He will feed them Himself and be their shepherd.
• Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them. They will all have One Shepherd. They will walk in My ordinances and observe My rulings and do them.
• Amos 9:11“In that day I will raise up David’s fallen sukkah. I will restore its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in days of old
• Mark 11:10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hoshia-na in the highest!”

Commentaries on Luke 1:69

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 69And hath raised up a horn of salvation - That is, a mighty and glorious Savior: a quotation from Psalm 18:2. Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 69And hath raised up a horn - A horn is a symbol of strength. The figure is taken from the fact that in horned animals the strength lies in the “horn.” Particularly, the great power of the rhinoceros or unicorn is manifested by the use of a single horn of great “strength,” placed on the head near the end of the nose. When the sacred writers, therefore, speak of great strength they often use the word “horn,” Psalm 148:14; Deuteronomy 33:17; Daniel 7:7-8…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 67-80Verses 67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. It is reviving; it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 69He has raised up a horn of salvation: A horn of salvation refers to the horn of a strong animal like a ram or an ox. To raise up a horn means to show strength and power (see also Psalms 89:24; 132:17). in the house of His servant David: See study note on Luke 1:32–33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 68-7968-79. There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mt 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for judgment, in the New Testament for mercy…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings