1 Samuel 2:6

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry have ceased; while the barren hath borne seven, she that had many children hath languished.

7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I have wounded, and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand.

1 Kings 17:22And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived.

Job 5:18For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.

Psalms 68:20(68-21) God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.

Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise — awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust — for Thy dew is as the dew of light, and the earth shall bring to life the shades.

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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