1 Samuel 2:8
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
עָפָר
ʻâphâr
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
רוּם
rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נָחַל
nâchal
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
כִּסֵּא
kiççêʼ
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
כָּבוֹד
kâbôwd
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
עַמּוּד
ʻammûwd
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
תֵּבֵל
têbêl
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →רוּם rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Study H7311 →נָחַל nâchal
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
Study H5157 →Cross References
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the...
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whom...
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