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1 Samuel 2:8
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6 “Thea 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.”  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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1 Samuel 2:8

To set them among princes - There have been many cases where, in the course of God' s providence, a person has been raised from the lowest and most abject estate to the highest; from the plough to the imperial dignity: from the dungeon to the throne; from the dunghill to nobility. The story of Cincinnatus is well known; so is that of the patriarch Joseph; but there is one not less in point, that of Roushen Akhter, who was brought out of a dungeon, and exalted to the throne of Hindustan. On this circumstance the following elegant couplet was made: -

"He was a bright star, but now is become a moon,

Joseph is taken from prison, and is become a king."

There is a play here on Roushen Akhter, which signifies a bright star; and there is an allusion to the history of the patriarch Joseph, because of the similarity of fortune between him and the Mohammedan prince.

For the pillars of the earth are the Lord ' s - He is almighty, and upholds all things by the word of his power.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing 1 Samuel 2:8:

1 Samuel 2:1
Luke 1:46
Luke 1:53

 

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