1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

In Context

5They that were full before have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.

7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39See ye that I alone am, and there is no other God besides me: I will kill and I will make to live: I will strike, and I will heal, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

1 Kings 17:22And the Lord heard the voice of Elias: and the soul of the child returned into him, and he revived.

Job 5:18For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

Psalms 68:20Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.

Psalms 116:3dummy verses inserted by amos

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11

Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 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. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →

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