1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord kills and makes alive; 1 He brings down to the grave, and brings up. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 of bread are brought low; 1 And the hungry have forsaken the land; 1 For the barren has born seven, 1 And she that abounded in children has waxed feeble. 1

7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; 1 He brings low, and lifts up. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39Behold, behold that I am he, 1 And there is no god beside me: 1 I kill, and I will make to live: 1 I will smite, and I will heal; 1 And there is none who shall deliver out of my hands. 1

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: 1 He smites, and his hands heal. 1

Psalms 68:20For thou knowest my reproach, 1 And my shame, and my confusion; 1 All that afflict me are before thee. 1

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 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 →

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