1 Samuel 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.”
1 Samuel 2:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
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.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:9 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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