1 Samuel 2:10
adversaries .... against <07378> [adversaries.]
heavens <08064> [out of heaven.]
The LXX. insert, "Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, nor the strong glory in his strength, nor the rich glory in his riches; but let him who glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth the Lord, and executeth judgment and righteousness in the midst of the earth."
thunders <07481> [he thunder.]
executes <01777> [judge.]
will <05414> [he shall.]
exalt <07311> [exalt.]
anointed one <04899> [anointed.]
1 Samuel 17:44
give <03212 05414> [Come to me.]
give <05414> [I will give.]
Parallel instances of vaunting occur in some writers of a more recent date:--The conspirators against the emperor Maximinus having slain him, his son, and several of his best friends, threw out their bodies to be devoured by dogs and the fowls of the air. This custom appears to have been frequently threatened; and, however shocking to human feelings, was often carried into effect.
