1 Samuel 2:10

God's power and sovereignty Judgment

⁸ He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

⁹ He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

¹¹ Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

¹² Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
KJV: The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
WEB: Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
ASV: They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.
DARBY: They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
BLB: YHWH—broken down are His adversaries; against them from the heavens He will thunder. YHWH will judge the ends of the earth, and He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.”

ÅB: Forferdes skal hver den som strider mot Herren; over ham lar han det tordne i himmelen. Herren dømmer jordens ender, og han vil gi sin konge styrke og opphøye sin salvedes horn.
OTB: De som motsetter seg Herren vil bli knust;
Han vil tordne mot dem fra himmelen.
Herren vil dømme jordens ender.
Han vil gi styrke til sin konge
Og opphøye hornet til sin salvede."
B1930: Forferdes skal hver den som strider mot Herren; over ham lar han det tordne i himmelen. Herren dømmer jordens ender, og han vil gi sin konge styrke og ophøie sin salvedes horn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 2:9
You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
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Psalms 89:24
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
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Psalms 18:13–14
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
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Psalms 96:13
before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
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Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
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Psalms 92:9–10
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
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Psalms 21:7–9
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
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1 Samuel 7:10
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
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