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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[a] strong.”

11 Elkanah and his family went home to Ramah, but the boy stayed in Shiloh and served the Lord under Eli the priest.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:10 chosen king Literally, “anointed one.”

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