1 Samuel 2:1
Hannah Exalts the Lord in Prayer
2:1 Hannah prayed, 1
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
my horn 2 is exalted high because of the Lord.
I loudly denounce 3 my enemies,
for I am happy that you delivered me. 4
1 Samuel 22:10
22:10 He inquired of the
Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
1 Samuel 28:6
28:6 So Saul inquired of the
Lord, but the
Lord did not answer him – not by dreams nor by Urim
5 nor by the prophets.
1 Samuel 28:10
28:10 But Saul swore an oath to her by the
Lord, “As surely as the
Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”
1 Samuel 10:22
10:22 So they inquired again of the
Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The
Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.”
6
1 Samuel 23:2
23:2 So David asked the
Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The
Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:4
23:4 So David asked the
Lord once again. But again the
Lord replied, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
1 Samuel 24:21
24:21 So now swear to me in the
Lord’s name
7 that you will not kill
8 my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
1 Samuel 30:8
30:8 David inquired of the
Lord, saying, “Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”
1 Samuel 30:6
30:6 David was very upset, for the men
9 were thinking of stoning him;
10 each man grieved bitterly
11 over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the
Lord his God.
1 tn Heb “prayed and said.” This is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
2 sn Horns of animals have always functioned as both offensive and defensive weapons for them. As a figure of speech the horn is therefore often used in the Bible as a symbol of human strength (see also in v. 10). The allusion in v. 1 to the horn being lifted high suggests a picture of an animal elevating its head in a display of strength or virility.
3 tn Heb “my mouth opens wide against.”
4 tn Heb “for I rejoice in your deliverance.”
5 sn See the note at 1 Sam 14:41.
9 tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”
13 tn Heb “by the Lord.”
14 tn Heb “cut off.”
17 tn Heb “people.”
18 tn Heb “said to stone him.”
19 tn Heb “for bitter was the soul of all the people, each one.”