1 Samuel 2:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 He will guard the feet of his faithful[a] ones,
but the wicked will be destroyed[b] in the darkness,
because a man will not prevail by his might.
10 Yahweh will shatter[c] his adversaries;[d]
he will thunder against them in the heavens.
Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give strength to his king
and will exalt the might of his anointed one.
11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh in the presence of[e] Eli the priest.
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- 1 Samuel 2:9 Or “loyal”
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Or “will be silenced”
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Singular verb supported by Syriac, Targums, Septuagint, and Old Latin versions.
- 1 Samuel 2:10 The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) has the singular “adversary”; the reading tradition (Qere) reads the plural
- 1 Samuel 2:11 Literally “in the face of”
1 Samuel 2:9-11
New International Version
9 He will guard the feet(A) of his faithful servants,(B)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(C)
“It is not by strength(D) that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(E)
The Most High will thunder(F) from heaven;
the Lord will judge(G) the ends of the earth.
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(J) but the boy ministered(K) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
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