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1 Samuel 2:10-12
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1 Samuel 2:10-12
Amplified Bible
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“The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His [a]king,
And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”(A)
11 Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the Lord [b]under the guidance of Eli the priest.
The Sin of Eli’s Sons
12 The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were [c]worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord
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- 1 Samuel 2:10 This would first apply to Saul, whom Samuel would anoint as king of Israel (10:1), and then to David (16:13) and other earthly kings. Ultimately it can be applied to Christ, who will rule over Israel and the world.
- 1 Samuel 2:11 Lit in the presence of.
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit sons of Belial.
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