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Contemporary English Version

1 Samuel 2:2

No other god is like you. We're safer with you than on a high mountain.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barrenness;   God Continued...;   Hannah;   Jesus, the Christ;   Joy;   Poetry;   Praise;   Psalms;   Samuel;   Satire;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Foundation, Spiritual;   Hannah;   Rock;   Security-Insecurity;   The Topic Concordance - Foundation;   God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;   Holiness of God, the;   Missionaries, All Christians Should Be as;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hophni and Phinehas;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hannah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy, Holiness;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Mary;   Rock;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mary, the Virgin;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Magnificat;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hannah;   Joy;   Mary;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hymn;   Mary, the Virgin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hannah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hannah;   Holiness;   Hophni;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Eli;   Hannah;   Samuel first and second books of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Han'nah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Rock;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hannah;   Holiness;   Intercession;   Omnipotence;   Poetry, Hebrew;   Prayer;   Samuel, Books of;   Spiritual Rock;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Didascalia;   Holiness;   Prayer;   Yudan ben Manasseh;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
There is no one holy like the Lord.There is no one besides you!And there is no rock like our God.
Hebrew Names Version
There is none holy as the LORD; For there is none besides you, Neither is there any rock like our God.
King James Version
There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Lexham English Bible
There is no one holy like Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, and there is no rock like our God.
English Standard Version
"There is none holy like the Lord : for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.
New Century Version
"There is no one holy like the Lord . There is no God but you; there is no Rock like our God.
New English Translation
No one is holy like the Lord ! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
Amplified Bible
"There is no one holy like the LORD, There is no one besides You, There is no Rock like our God.
New American Standard Bible
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
There is none holy as the Lord: yea, there is none besides thee, & there is no god like our God.
Legacy Standard Bible
There is no one holy like Yahweh;Indeed, there is no one besides You,Nor is there any rock like our God.
Complete Jewish Bible
"No one is as holy as Adonai , because there is none to compare with you, no rock like our God.
Darby Translation
There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
Easy-to-Read Version
There is no holy God like the Lord . There is no God but you. There is no Rock like our God.
George Lamsa Translation
There is none holy like the LORD; for there is none besides thee; and there is none powerful like our God.
Good News Translation
"No one is holy like the Lord ; there is none like him, no protector like our God.
Literal Translation
None is holy like Jehovah, for there is none except You; yea, there is no rock like our God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is no man holy as the LORDE, for without the is nothinge, and there is no coforte like vnto oure God.
American Standard Version
There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
Bible in Basic English
No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There is none holy as the Lorde: for without thee is nothing, neither is there any of strength as is our God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
There is none holy as the LORD, for there is none beside Thee; neither is there any rock like our God.
King James Version (1611)
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any Rocke like our God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For there is none holy as the Lord, and there is none righteous as our God; there is none holy besides thee.
English Revised Version
There is none holy as the LORD; for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Berean Standard Bible
There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no rock like our God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Noon is hooli as the Lord is; `for noon other is, outakun thee, and noon is strong as oure God.
Young's Literal Translation
There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.
Update Bible Version
There is none holy like Yahweh; For there is none besides you, Neither is there any rock like our God.
Webster's Bible Translation
[There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none besides thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.
World English Bible
There is none holy as Yahweh; For there is none besides you, Neither is there any rock like our God.
New King James Version
"No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
New Living Translation
No one is holy like the Lord ! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
New Life Bible
There is no one holy like the Lord. For sure, there is no one other than You. There is no rock like our God.
New Revised Standard
"There is no Holy One like the Lord , no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There is none holy like Yahweh, Nay! there, is none, except Thee, Nor, is, there a rock, like our God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.
Revised Standard Version
"There is none holy like the LORD, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.
THE MESSAGE
Nothing and no one is holy like God , no rock mountain like our God. Don't dare talk pretentiously— not a word of boasting, ever! For God knows what's going on. He takes the measure of everything that happens. The weapons of the strong are smashed to pieces, while the weak are infused with fresh strength. The well-fed are out begging in the streets for crusts, while the hungry are getting second helpings. The barren woman has a houseful of children, while the mother of many is bereft.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

Contextual Overview

1 Hannah prayed: You make me strong and happy, Lord . You rescued me. Now I can be glad and laugh at my enemies. 2 No other god is like you. We're safer with you than on a high mountain. 3 I can tell those proud people, "Stop your boasting! Nothing is hidden from the Lord , and he judges what we do." 4 Our Lord , you break the bows of warriors, but you give strength to everyone who stumbles. 5 People who once had plenty to eat must now hire themselves out for only a piece of bread. But you give the hungry more than enough to eat. A woman did not have a child, and you gave her seven, but a woman who had many was left with none. 6 You take away life, and you give life. You send people down to the world of the dead and bring them back again. 7 Our Lord , you are the one who makes us rich or poor. You put some in high positions and bring disgrace on others. 8 You lift the poor and homeless out of the garbage dump and give them places of honor in royal palaces. You set the world on foundations, and they belong to you. 9 You protect your loyal people, but everyone who is evil will die in darkness. We cannot win a victory by our own strength. 10 Our Lord , those who attack you will be broken in pieces when you fight back with thunder from heaven. You will judge the whole earth and give power and strength to your chosen king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

none holy: Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 99:5, Psalms 99:9, Psalms 111:9, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 57:15, 1 Peter 1:16, Romans 4:8, Romans 15:4

none beside: Deuteronomy 4:35, 2 Samuel 22:32, Psalms 73:25, Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:8

rock: Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 32:20, Deuteronomy 32:31, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 71:3, Psalms 71:19, Psalms 86:8, Psalms 89:6, Psalms 89:8, Isaiah 40:18, Jeremiah 10:6

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:22 - none 2 Samuel 22:2 - General 1 Kings 8:23 - no God 1 Chronicles 17:20 - beside thee Job 6:10 - the Holy One Psalms 18:31 - General Psalms 99:3 - for it Psalms 145:17 - righteous Isaiah 26:4 - everlasting strength Isaiah 26:7 - most Isaiah 41:16 - thou shalt rejoice Jeremiah 22:16 - was not Habakkuk 1:12 - mighty God Matthew 19:17 - there Mark 10:18 - that is Luke 1:49 - and Luke 2:37 - which Luke 6:48 - rock Revelation 15:4 - thou only

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8
The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.
Genesis 2:11
The first one is the Pishon River that flows through the land of Havilah,
Exodus 23:12
Work the first six days of the week, but rest and relax on the seventh day. This law is not only for you, but for your oxen, donkeys, and slaves, as well as for any foreigners among you.
Exodus 31:17
This day will always serve as a reminder, both to me and to the Israelites, that I made the heavens and the earth in six days, then on the seventh day I rested and relaxed.
Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day of the week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your oxen or donkeys or any other animal, not even those foreigners who live in your towns. And don't make your slaves do any work.
Isaiah 58:13
But first, you must start respecting the Sabbath as a joyful day of worship. You must stop doing and saying whatever you please on this special day.
John 5:17
But Jesus said, "My Father has never stopped working, and that is why I keep on working."
Hebrews 4:4
In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had finished his work, and so he rested.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There is none holy as the Lord,.... From the consideration of what the Lord had done for her, which had filled her heart and mouth with joy and praise, she is led to celebrate the perfections of God, and begins with his holiness, in which he is glorious, and which appears in all his ways and works; he is essentially, originally, independently, perfectly, and immutably holy, as others are not. Angels are holy, but not of themselves; their holiness is from the Lord; nor is it perfect in comparison of his, and therefore they cover their faces while they celebrate that perfection of his; nor immutable, at least not naturally so, as the loss of it in those that fell demonstrates. Of men, some under the legal dispensation were holy, not truly, but in a typical and ceremonial sense; some are only outwardly and hypocritically holy, and only so in the sight of men, not in the sight of God; and those that are truly holy, being called to holiness, and have the principle of it implanted in them, and live holy lives and conversations; yet though there is a likeness of the holiness of God in them, being made partakers of the divine nature; it is far from an equality to it; for the holiness of the best of men is imperfect; they are not without sin in them, nor without sin committed by them, and perfection is disclaimed by them all; but the Lord is without iniquity, just and true is he; none in his nature, nor in any of his works, not the least shadow thereof:

for [there] is none besides thee; there is no God besides him; no being but what is of him, and none is holy but by him; the holiness of angels is from him; the holiness of Adam in innocence was of him; and all the holiness of his chosen ones comes from him, to which they are chosen by him, and which is secured in that choice unto them, and are sanctified by God the Father, in Christ, and through the Spirit:

neither is there any rock like our God; the word rock is used for Deity, and sometimes for a false one, Deuteronomy 32:31 and so it may here, and the sense be, there is no god like to our God; there is indeed none besides him; there are fictitious gods, and nominal ones, as the idols of the Gentiles, and who are so in an improper and figurative sense, as magistrates; but there is but one true and living God; nor is there any like him for the perfections of his nature, and the blessings of his goodness, whether in providence or grace. Under this metaphor of a rock, our Lord Jesus Christ is often signified; he is the rock of Israel, the rock of refuge, and of salvation; and there is no rock can do what he does, hide and shelter from the justice of God; there is no rock like him for strength and duration; none like him for a foundation to build upon, or for safety and protection from the wrath of God, and the rage of men, see Psalms 18:31.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Any rock ... - The term rock as applied to God is first found in the song of Moses (see Deuteronomy 32:4 note), where the juxtaposition of rock and salvation in 1 Samuel 2:15, “he lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation,” seems to indicate that Hannah was acquainted with the song of Moses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 2:2. None holy — HOLINESS is peculiar to the God of Israel; no false god ever pretended to holiness; it was no attribute of heathenism, nor of any religion ever professed in the world before or since the true revelation of the true God.

There is none beside thee — There can be but one unoriginated, infinite, and eternal Being; that Being is Jehovah.

Any rock like our God. — Rabbi Maimon has observed that the word צור tsur, which we translate rock, signifies, when applied to Jehovah, fountain, source, spring. There is no source whence continual help and salvation can arise but our God.


 
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