1 Samuel 2:9-11

Amplified Bible

⁹
“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;
For a man shall not prevail by might.
¹⁰
“The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His ^[a]king,
And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”^(A)

¹¹Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the Lord ^[b]under the guidance of Eli the priest.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

1 Samuel 2:10 This would first apply to Saul, whom Samuel would anoint as king of Israel (10:1), and then to David (16:13) and other earthly kings. Ultimately it can be applied to Christ, who will rule over Israel and the world.
1 Samuel 2:11 Lit in the presence of.