1 Samuel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. The Lord maketh poor - For many cannot bear affluence, and if God should continue to trust them with riches, they would be their ruin.

Maketh rich - Some he can trust, and therefore makes them stewards of his secular bounty.

1 Samuel 2:7

7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.