1 Samuel 2:2 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 2:2

Hannah’s Prayer

1 And Hannah ^aprayed and said:
^b“My¹ heart rejoices in the Lord;
^cMy horn is exalted in the Lord.
¹I smile at my enemies,
Because I ^drejoice in Your salvation.

2 “No^a one is holy like the Lord,
For there is ^bnone besides You,
Nor is there any ^crock like our God.

3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
^aLet no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of ^bknowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.

4 “The^a bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even ^athe barren has borne seven,
And ^bshe who has many children has become feeble.

6 “The^a Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.

7 The Lord ^amakes poor and makes rich;
^bHe brings low and lifts up.

8 ^aHe raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
^bTo set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
^c“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

9 ^aHe will guard the feet of His saints,
But the ^bwicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.

10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be ^abroken in pieces;
^bFrom heaven He will thunder against them.
^cThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
^d“He will give ^estrength to His king,
And ^fexalt the horn of His anointed.”

11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were ^acorrupt; ^bthey did not know the Lord.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:2

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American Standard Version
There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.

Amplified® Bible
There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides You; there is no Rock like our God.

Contemporary English Version
No other god is like you. We're safer with you than on a high mountain.

Darby English Version
There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.

Good News Bible
"No one is holy like the LORD; there is none like him, no protector like our God.

King James Version
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

New American Standard Bible
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

New International Version
"There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.

New King James Version
“No one is holy like the LORD,
For there is none besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I consider no one holy like the LORD, indeed, I acknowledge no one besides You, nor do we find any rock like our God.

Revised Standard Version
"There is none holy like the LORD, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.

Young's Literal Translation
There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

New English Translation
No one is holy¹ like the Lord! There is no one other than you! There is no rock² like our God!

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