1 Samuel 2:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

1 Samuel 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Song of Hannah. This poem is quite unsuited to Hannah's circumstances; its theology is too advanced for primitive times ( 1 Samuel 2:2 ; 1 Samuel 2:6 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ), and the reference to the ki...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 282 HANNAH’S SONG OF THANKSGIVING 1 Samuel 2:1-10 . And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemi...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. The bows of the mighty - The Targum considers the first verse as including a prophecy against the Philistines...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving. The Sin of Eli's Sons 1-10. The Song of Hannah. This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary ( Luke 1...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The bows of the mighty men are broken. — God reverses human conditions, bringing low the wicked, and raising up the righteous. Von Gerlach writes of these verses that “Every power which will be so...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER III. HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING. 1 Samuel 2:1-10 . THE emotion that filled Hannah's breast after she had granted Samuel to the Lord, and left him settled at Shiloh, was one of trium...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God of the Lowly 1 Samuel 2:1-11 Hannah's song was to inspire David, the Virgin-Mother, and countless others to sing hymns of praise. So the song of a bird will set the whole woodland ringi...
1 Samuel 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. (5) They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the...
1 Samuel 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The bows of the mighty men are broken ,.... Hannah, from relating gracious experiences, and celebrating, the divine perfections of holiness, omniscience, and sovereignty, passes on to take notice of...
1 Samuel 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. Ver. 4. The bows of the mighty men are broken, ] i.e., The bows of Peninnah and her children, who did s...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The bows of the mighty are broken The strength of which they boasted. They that stumbled Or, were weak and feeble. The great sense she had of God's power, branches out itself into an humble ackno...
1 Samuel 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bo...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hannah's Song. B. C. 1137. 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the L OR...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This notes either, 1. The strength of which they boasted. See Psalms 44:6 , Psalms 46:9 . Or, 2. Their malicious or mischievous designs. See Psalms 7:12 , Psalms 11:2 37:14 . Or, 3. The...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Prayer-Prophecy of Hannah ( 1 Samuel 2:1-10 ). This prayer-prophecy should be seen as continuing the thought of 1 Samuel 1 . It does, however, summarise the message of the whole book, leading...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:1 . “And Hannah prayed.” “Hymns are wont to be comprehended under the name of prayers” ( Psalms 71:20 ). “It was the most ancient way of preserving the...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant,...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:1 . Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth. This song is much admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, an...
1 Samuel 2:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord. Hannah’s song Modern criticism has decided, to its own satisfaction, that the noble hymn here attributed to Hannah, cannot possibly...
1 Samuel 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION HANNAH 'S SONG OF PRAISE ( 1 Samuel 2:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 2:1 And Hannah prayed and said. Like the Magnificat, Hannah's hymn of thanksgiving begins with the temporal mercie...
1 Samuel 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hannah's Song of Thankfulness
1 Samuel 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Corinthians 4:10 ; 2 Corinthians 4:9 ; Ephesians 6:14 ; Hebrews 11:34 ; Isaiah 10:4 ; Jeremiah 37:10 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 37:15 ; Psalms 37:17 ; Psalms 46:9 ;...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Faith as Exemplified in Hannah 1 Samuel 2:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are two prayers which fell from the lips of Hannah. The first is described in chapter 1, of I Samuel. It was a prayer fu...
1 Samuel 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bows — The strength of which they boasted. Stumbled — Or, were weak, or feeble, in body and spirit.

1 Samuel 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Samuel 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes