1 Samuel 2:2

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.

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.

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

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.

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 said, "My heart is happy in the Lord . I feel very strong in my God. I laugh at my enemies. I am very happy in my victory. ² There is no holy God like the Lord . There is no God but you. There is no Rock like our God. ³ Don't continue bragging. Don't speak proud words, because the Lord God knows everything. He leads and judges people. ⁴ The bows of strong soldiers break, and weak people become strong. ⁵ People who had plenty of food in the past must now work to get food. But those who were hungry in the past now grow fat on food. The woman who was not able to have children now has seven children. But the woman who had many children is sad because her children are gone. ⁶ The Lord causes people to die, and he causes them to live. He sends people down to the grave, and he can raise them up to live again. ⁷ The Lord makes some poor, and he makes others rich. He humbles some people, and he honors others. ⁸ He raises the poor from the dust, and he takes away their sadness. He makes them important and seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world, and the whole world belongs to him. ⁹ He protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But evil people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power won't help them win. ¹⁰ The Lord destroys his enemies. God Most High will thunder in heaven against people. The Lord will judge even the lands that are far away. He will give power to his king. He will make his chosen king strong."

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 everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river was Pishon. This river flowed around the entire country of Havilah.

Exodus 23:12
"Work for six days, but on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time to rest and relax. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.

Exodus 31:17
The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.'" (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)

Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no one should work—not you, your sons and daughters, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cattle, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just as you do.

Isaiah 58:13
That will happen when you stop sinning against God's law about the Sabbath and when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord 's special day by not saying and doing things that you do every other day of the week.

John 5:17
But he said to them, "My Father never stops working, and so I work too."

Hebrews 4:4
Yes, somewhere in the Scriptures he talked about the seventh day of the week. He said, "So on the seventh day God rested from all his work."

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.