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he brings down to the grave and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You take away life, and you give life. You send people down to the world of the dead and bring them back again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The LORD kills, and he gives life. He makes [people] go down to the grave, and he raises them up [again].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD kills and restores to life; he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD kills and gives life, he brings people down to where the dead are and he raises them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh kills and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol and brings up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH puts to death, and keeps alive, "" He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah killing and giving life; bringing down to hades and bringing up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD puts to death and gives life, casts down to Sheol and brings up again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is the LORD who makes men to die and makes alive; he brings down to Sheol and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH is he who puts to death and gives life, and he brings down to Sheol and brings up!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD killeth, and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to the grave, and brings up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=348" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Hannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·mîṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">brings death</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ū·mə·ḥay·yeh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and gives life;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: mō·w·rîḏ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">He brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">down to Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·yā·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and raises up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a></span><br />For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Job 12:10</a></span><br />The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></span><br />The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">Psalm 68:20</a></span><br />Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29-30</a></span><br />When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. / When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-3.htm">Ezekiel 37:3-6</a></span><br />Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” / And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! / This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-5.htm">Luke 12:5</a></span><br />But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a></span><br />For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.</p><p class="hdg">killeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></b></br> See now that I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he, and <i>there is</i> no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither <i>is there any</i> that can deliver out of my hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, <i>Am</i> I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a></b></br> For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.</p><p class="hdg">he bringeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></b></br> And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, <i>there is</i> but a step between me and death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalm 116:3</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></b></br> Thy dead <i>men</i> shall live, <i>together with</i> my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew <i>is as</i> the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/21-14.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/ruth/2-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/joshua/20-9.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/joshua/20-9.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/judges/17-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-25.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-25.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-6.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Hannah's song in thankfulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">The sin of Eli's sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Samuel's ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Eli reproves his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">A prophecy against Eli's house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD brings death and gives life;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty over life and death, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. In <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>, God declares, "I put to death and I bring to life," underscoring His ultimate authority. This reflects the belief that life and death are not random but are under divine control. In the context of 1 Samuel, Hannah's prayer acknowledges God's power in her personal life, as she experienced barrenness and then the miraculous birth of Samuel. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who has the power to give eternal life (<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a>).<p><b>He brings down to Sheol and raises up.</b><br>Sheol in the Old Testament is often understood as the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and silence. The phrase indicates God's control over the afterlife, suggesting that He has the power to determine one's fate beyond death. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Psalm 139:8</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges God's presence even in Sheol. The concept of being "raised up" points to the hope of resurrection, a theme that becomes more explicit in the New Testament with the resurrection of Jesus Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ's death and resurrection, illustrating God's power to bring life from death, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></b><br>The mother of Samuel, who offers this prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God after dedicating her son to the Lord's service. Her prayer is a profound expression of faith and recognition of God's sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, highlighting His ultimate authority over life and death, and His power to control the destinies of individuals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and silence. It represents the grave or the afterlife, where the dead reside.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Samuel is the child for whom Hannah prayed and whom she dedicated to the Lord. His life and ministry are a testament to God's faithfulness and power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom this message is ultimately directed, reminding them of God's control over life and death, and His ability to deliver and restore.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God has ultimate control over life and death. This understanding should lead to a deeper trust in His plans and purposes, even when they are beyond our comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hannah's prayer is a model of faith and submission. We are encouraged to bring our deepest desires and concerns to God, trusting in His wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a></b><br>The mention of God raising up from Sheol points to the hope of resurrection and eternal life. Believers can find comfort in the promise of life beyond death through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as God answered Hannah's prayer and fulfilled His promises, we can be assured of His faithfulness in our lives. This should inspire us to remain steadfast in our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/life's_transience.htm">Life's Transience</a></b><br>Understanding that life and death are in God's hands should lead us to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing what truly matters in light of eternity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_sam_2_6_align_with_evidence.htm">In 1 Samuel 2:6, it states God “kills and makes alive”—does this literal claim align with any scientific or historical evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_atheists_smarter_than_believers.htm">Is God in control of death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_in_control_of_death.htm">Is God in control of death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_euthanasia.htm">What is the Bible's stance on euthanasia?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">The Lord killeth, and maketh alive.</span>--Death too and life come from this same omnipotent Lord: nothing in the affairs of men is the sport of blind chance. The reign of a Divine law administered by the God to whom Hannah prayed is universal, and guides with a strict unerring justice what are commonly called the ups and downs, the changes and chances, of this mortal life. The following lines of the 7th, 8th, and 9th verses enforce by varied instances the same solemn truth.<p>The Babylonian Talmud on these words has a curious and interesting tradition:--"Three classes appear on the day of judgment: the perfectly righteous, who are at once written and sealed for eternal life; the thoroughly bad, who are at once written and sealed for hell: as it is written (<a href="/daniel/12-2.htm" title="And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.">Daniel 12:2</a>), 'And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt;' and those in the intermediate state, who go down into hell, where they cry and howl for a time, whence they ascend again: as it is written (<a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm" title="And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.">Zechariah 13:9</a>), 'And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them.' It is of them Hannah said (<a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm" title="The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.">1Samuel 2:6</a>), 'The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to hell, and bringeth up.'"--Treatise <span class= "ital">Bosh Hashanah, </span>fol. 16, Colossians 2.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brings death</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵמִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(mê·mîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gives life;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְחַיֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḥay·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some He brings</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹרִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·rîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">down to Sheol,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and others He raises up.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּֽעַל׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:6 Yahweh kills and makes alive (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>