# 1 Samuel 2.1-10 **Book:** [1 Samuel](/codex/1-samuel/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2. There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God. 3. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed. 4. The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased to hunger: Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth. 6. Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. 7. Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up. 8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them. 9. He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail. 10. They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.** > > 11. And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest. 12. Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah. (1 Samuel 2:1-12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2. There is no one as holy as Yahweh, For there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God. 3. “Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed. 4. “The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength. 5. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who were hungry are satisfied. Yes, the barren has borne seven. She who has many children languishes. 6. “Yahweh kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up. 7. Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. 8. He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on them. 9. He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength. 10. Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”** > > 11. Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served Yahweh before Eli the priest. 12. Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know Yahweh. (1 Samuel 2:1-12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2. There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. arrogancy: Heb. hard 4. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7. The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. 9. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10. 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.** > > 11. And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. 12. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. (1 Samuel 2:1-12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. And Hannah prayeth, and saith: 'My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. 2. There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God. 3. Ye multiply not, ye speak haughtily, The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge [is] Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed. 4. Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength. 5. The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished. 6. Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. 7. Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high. 8. He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world. 9. The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty. 10. Jehovah, broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.'** > > 11. And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, [in] the presence of Eli the priest; 12. and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah. (1 Samuel 2:1-12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Amalekite Genocide Objection Defeater](/codex/amalekite-genocide-objection-defeater/), via [1 Samuel 2.6](/codex/1-samuel-2-6/) **Concepts:** - [Bible Scientific Errors Objection](/codex/bible-scientific-errors-objection/), via [1 Samuel 2.8](/codex/1-samuel-2-8/) - [Prophetic Mediation and Wartime Rhetoric](/codex/prophetic-mediation-and-wartime-rhetoric/), via [1 Samuel 2.6](/codex/1-samuel-2-6/) **Lexicon:** - [H6918 - qadosh](/codex/h6918-qadosh/), via [1 Samuel 2.2](/codex/1-samuel-2-2/) - [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/), via [1 Samuel 2.6](/codex/1-samuel-2-6/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.