1 Samuel — Chapter 2

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1 Samuel 2:1 And Hannah ^Rprayed, 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.

Neh 11:17; Hab 3:1

1 Samuel 2:2 There is ^Rnone holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

Exod 15:11; Deut 32:4

1 Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; ^Rlet not ^Tarrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Ps 94:4; Prov 8:13

hard

1 Samuel 2:4 ^RThe bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Ps 37:15,17; Ps 46:9

1 Samuel 2:5 They that were ^Rfull have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Ps 34:10; Luke 1:53

1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD ^Rkilleth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Deut 32:39; 2 Kgs 5:7

1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he ^Rbringeth low, and lifteth up.

Ps 75:7; Isa 2:12

1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up ^Rthe poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

Job 2:8; Job 42:10-12

1 Samuel 2:9 He ^Rwill keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Job 5:24; Ps 37:23-24

1 Samuel 2:10 The ^Radversaries 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.

Exod 15:6; Judg 5:31

1 Samuel 2:11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did ^Rminister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

1 Sam 2:18; 1 Sam 1:28

1 Samuel 2:12 Now ^Rthe sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

Hos 4:6-9; Mal 2:1-9

1 Samuel 2:13 And the priest’s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

1 Samuel 2:14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

1 Samuel 2:15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

1 Samuel 2:16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat ^R^Tpresently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

Lev 3:16; Lev 7:23-25

as on the day

1 Samuel 2:17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great ^Rbefore the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

Gen 6:11; Gen 10:9

1 Samuel 2:18 But Samuel ^Rministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

1 Sam 2:11; 1 Sam 3:1

1 Samuel 2:19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him ^Rfrom year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

1 Sam 1:3,21; Exod 23:14

1 Samuel 2:20 And Eli ^Rblessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the ^Tloan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

Gen 14:19; Gen 27:27-29

petition which she asked

1 Samuel 2:21 And the LORD ^Rvisited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

1 Sam 1:19-20; Gen 21:1

1 Samuel 2:22 ^RNow Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that ^Tassembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1 Sam 8:1

assembled by troops

1 Samuel 2:23 And he said unto them, ^RWhy do ye such things? for I hear ^Tof your evil dealings by all this people.

1 Kgs 1:6; Acts 9:4

evil words of you

1 Samuel 2:24 Nay, my sons; for it is ^Rno good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to ^Ttransgress.

Acts 6:3; 2 Cor 6:8

cry out

1 Samuel 2:25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but ^Rif a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

1 Sam 3:14; Num 15:30

1 Samuel 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and ^Rwas in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.

Prov 3:3; Luke 1:80

1 Samuel 2:27 And there came ^Ra man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

1 Sam 9:4; Deut 33:1

1 Samuel 2:28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and ^Rdid I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

Lev 2:3,10; Lev 6:16

1 Samuel 2:29 Wherefore ^Rkick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

1 Sam 2:13-17; Deut 32:15

1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, ^RI said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Exod 28:43; Exod 29:9

1 Samuel 2:31 Behold, the days come, that ^RI will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

1 Sam 4:2,11,17-20; 1 Sam 14:3

1 Samuel 2:32 And thou shalt see ^R^Tan enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

1 Sam 4:4,11,22; Ps 78:59-64

the affliction of the tabernacle

1 Samuel 2:33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be ^Rto consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die ^Tin the flower of their age.

1 Sam 22:21-23; 1 Kgs 1:7,19

men

1 Samuel 2:34 And this shall be ^Ra sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

1 Sam 3:12; 1 Kgs 13:3

1 Samuel 2:35 And ^RI will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

1 Kgs 1:8,45; 1 Kgs 2:35

1 Samuel 2:36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that ^Ris left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, ^TPut me, I pray thee, into ^Tone of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

1 Kgs 2:27; Ezek 44:10-12

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Samuel 2:1–10 — Hannah praises the LORD's rule

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Hannah's prayer celebrates God's holiness, knowledge, and power to bring low and lift up. It challenges pride and reliance on strength, ending with the LORD's king and anointed. Her thanksgiving reaches beyond her own household to God's rule.

Key Truth: God weighs actions and overturns proud confidence in human strength.

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Samuel 2:11–26 — Samuel grows amid priestly corruption

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Eli's sons abuse the offerings and the women at the tabernacle. Samuel's ministry and Hannah's yearly care form a contrast. Eli rebukes his sons, but they refuse to listen; religious office does not excuse their wrongdoing.

Key Truth: Service to God and abuse of religious authority are sharply distinguished.

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Samuel 2:27–36 — A warning to Eli's household

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

A man of God confronts Eli for honoring his sons above the LORD. The warning announces their deaths on one day and promises a faithful priest. The judgment makes accountability part of the priestly calling, not an exception to it.

Key Truth: Honoring God must take priority over protecting wrongdoing within one's household.

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1 Samuel 3:13 — The next chapter specifies Eli's failure to restrain his sons.

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