1 Samuel 2:6

Yahweh, doth kill, and make alive,—Taketh down to hades, and bringeth up:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5The sated, have, for bread, taken hire, But, the famished, have left off their toil,—So that, the barren, hath given birth unto seven, While, she that hath many sons, languisheth:

7Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth,—Layeth low, yea exalteth;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39See, now, that, I, I, am, he that is, And there are no gods with me,—I, kill—and make alive, I wound and, I, heal, And there is none who, from my hand, can deliver,

1 Kings 17:22And Yahweh hearkened unto the voice of Elijah,—and the life of the boy came again within him, and he lived.

Job 5:18For, he, woundeth that he may bind up, He smiteth through, that, his own hands, may heal.

Psalms 68:20The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

Psalms 116:3The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise,—Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.

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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