1 Samuel 2:6
Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
In Context
7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39See ye, now, that I — I [am] He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,
1 Kings 17:22and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst, and he liveth.
Job 5:18For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
Psalms 68:20God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.
Psalms 116:3Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.
Isaiah 26:19'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.
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 →