1 Samuel 2:7-8 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

We have here Hannah's thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (1 Sam. 1:11), and here we have her return of praise; in both out of the abundance of a heart deeply affected (in the former with her own wants, and in the latter with God's goodness) her mouth spoke. Observe in general, 1. When she had received mercy from God she owned it, with thankfulness to his praise. Not like the nine lepers,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich ,.... Which is true in a natural sense of the same persons, as might be exemplified in the case of Job; and of different persons, as in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus; for both poverty and riches are of God, see Proverbs 22:2 . Poverty is of God; for though it is sometimes owing to a man's own conduct, yet that there is such a difference among men in general, that some should be poor, and others rich, is owing to the wise providence of God,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill ,.... This is but a further illustration of what is before expressed. Literally; such poor as are beggars, are those that are extremely poor, that sit in the dust and beg, and have nothing but a dunghill to lie on; yet God is able to raise and lift up persons in such an extremely low condition to a very high one: spiritually; such are the poor, who are poor in spirit, and spiritually poor, and are sensible of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord maketh poor - For many cannot bear affluence, and if God should continue to trust them with riches, they would be their ruin. Maketh rich - Some he can trust, and therefore makes them stewards of his secular bounty. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:8

To set them among princes - There have been many cases where, in the course of God's providence, a person has been raised from the lowest and most abject estate to the highest; from the plough to the imperial dignity: from the dungeon to the throne; from the dunghill to nobility. The story of Cincinnatus is well known; so is that of the patriarch Joseph; but there is one not less in point, that of Roushen Akhter, who was brought out of a dungeon, and exalted to the throne of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Salvation. The facts implied and indicated in the song are— 1 . Hannah's deliverance from grief and realisation of desire are perfected. 2 . God is recognised as the author of the great salvation. 3 . Under Divine inspiration Hannah sees in her own personal experience a type of various triumphs which God achieves for his people. 4 . She is conscious of an overwhelming joy in her own deliverance, and in the prevision of future triumphs of the Church. 5 . A clear and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

The prayer song of Hannah. In her prayer of asking Hannah was intent not merely on having a child, but on giving to the service of God a priest, and to the government of Israel a judge, very different from the sons of Eli—a Nazarite, a second and a better Samson. No wonder, then, that when she brought her son to the sanctuary, her prayer of thanksgiving took a large scope, and revealed even a prophetic fervour. What religious poetess has made such an impression as Hannah with one ode?... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 2:6-7

1 Samuel 2:6-7. The Lord killeth and maketh alive The power of life and death is in the hands of God; whom he pleaseth he takes out of the world, and whom he pleaseth, he preserves in it; raising men even from the brink of the grave, when they are ready to drop into it. The Lord maketh poor, &c. Here she acknowledges the power of God, in frequently changing the conditions of men, reducing the rich to extreme poverty, and exalting the poor to great riches. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 2:8

1 Samuel 2:8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, &c. From the most mean estate and sordid place. To set them among princes Instance Joseph, David, and Daniel. To make them inherit the throne of glory That is, a glorious throne or kingdom; not only to possess it themselves, but to transmit it to their posterity, as the word inherit implies. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s The foundations which God created and upholds, and wherewith he sustains the earth and all... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-11

1:1-7:17 ISRAEL UNDER ELI AND UNDER SAMUELBirth of Samuel (1:1-2:11)Elkanah was a Levite who lived in the tribal territory of Ephraim (1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:33-38). Each year he took his family to the town of Shiloh to offer sacrifices to the Lord. (Since the time of Joshua, Shiloh had been the central place of worship in Israel; Joshua 18:1,Joshua 18:10; Judges 18:31.) According to the regulations for certain sacrifices, the offerer, after offering his sacrifice, received back some of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 2:6-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 2:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:1-11

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