1 Samuel 2:4 ASV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 2:4

The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

ASV

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KJV

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

WEB

The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

YLT

Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

DBT

The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

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On this verse

On the one hand, if he speak the word, the bows of the mighty men are broken; they are disarmed, disabled to do as they have before done and as they have designed to do.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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14 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
Luke 1:52
He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.
Psalms 76:3
There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah
Psalms 37:15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Isaiah 10:4
They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Hebrews 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.
Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
Jeremiah 37:10
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
2 Corinthians 4:9–10
pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

2 more places the canon echoes this verse are mapped by book below ↓

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About this book

David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

Where else the canon echoes this verse

2 more

The whole remaining floor, clustered by book in canonical order. The first references in each book travel with their words; the rest are one click from theirs.

Psalms1

Psalms 65:6Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

Jeremiah1

Jeremiah 51:56for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men…

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; OpenBible.info (CC-BY).

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.

Through
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:29–31
  He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 41:10
  fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand…
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of…
- Colossians 1:11
  strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
Through
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of…
leads to
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
  Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Ephesians 3:16
  that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

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