1 Samuel 2:6
The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to the grave, and brings up.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
In Context
7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39Behold, behold that I am he, and there is no god beside me: I kill, and I will make to live: I will smite, and I will heal; and there is none who shall deliver out of my hands.
1 Kings 17:22And it was so, and the child cried out,
Job 5:18For he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.
Psalms 68:20For thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; all that afflict me are before thee.
Isaiah 26:19The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for + 26:19 See Ps. 110.the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.
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 →