1 Samuel 2:6
"The Lord kills, and makes alive.He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.
New Heart English Bible
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, he also lifts up.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39"See now that I, even I, am he,There is no god with me.I kill, and I make alive.I wound, and I heal.There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
1 Kings 17:22The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
Job 5:18For he wounds, and binds up.He injures, and his hands make whole.
Psalms 68:20God is to us a God of deliverance.To the Lord, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death surrounded me,the pains of Sheol got a hold of me.I found trouble and sorrow.
Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast forth the dead.
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 →