I Samuel 2:8
The Scripture
(8) He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Hannah prayed a song of thanksgiving praising the LORD who exalts the humble and brings down the proud, while Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas corrupted the priesthood through greed and immorality. A man of God warned Eli that because he honored his sons above the LORD, judgment would fall on his house and both sons would die in one day.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 2:8Job 42:10Job 42:11Job 42:12Psalms 113:7Psalms 113:8Daniel 4:17Luke 1:51Luke 1:52I Samuel 15:17Genesis 41:14Genesis 41:40
Related verses (shared words)
Psalms 113:7John 15:19Psalms 68:27Jeremiah 17:25I Corinthians 2:6Revelation 4:6