Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 2:10

A church father on this verse
“These words refer to the return of Christ or to the return of God to heaven. His teaching [will be] heard like thunder by all, and holy Scripture foretells his future judgment of all afterwards. And after this it is said that the Lord will give strength to our kings. And these would be the apostles of Christ, of whom…”
Eusebius of Caesarea, 4th c. — PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 1.4.16

Source: Septuagint

Original

10The Lord will weaken his adversary; The Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, And let not the rich man boast in his wealth; But let him that boasts boast in this, To understand and know the Lord, And to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: He will judge the extremities of the earth, And he gives strength to our kings, And will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

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8He lifts up the poor from the earth, And raises the needy from the dunghill; To seat him with the princes of the people, And causing them to inherit the throne of glory:

9Granting his petition to him that prays; And he blesses the years of the righteous, For by strength cannot man prevail.

— 1 Samuel 2:10 —

11and departed to Ramah: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Eli the priest.

12And the sons of Eli the priest were evil sons, not knowing the Lord.

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