1 Samuel 2:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

1 Samuel 2:4 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 76:3
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Psalms 37:15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Isaiah 10:4
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Topics

Ambition Arrogance Barrenness Blessing Childlessness Conceit Haughtiness Heart

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 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…