1 Samuel 2:9-11

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⁹^(A)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the ^(B)wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.
¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be ^(C)broken in pieces;
^(D)From heaven He will thunder against them.
^(E)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

^(F)“He will give ^(G)strength to His king,
And ^(H)exalt the ^[a]horn of His anointed.”

¹¹Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ^[b]ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

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1 Samuel 2:9-11

English Standard Version

⁹^(A)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
    for not by might shall a man prevail.
¹⁰^(B)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
    ^(C)against them he will thunder in heaven.
^(D)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
    he will give strength to his king
    ^(E)and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

¹¹Then Elkanah went home ^(F)to Ramah. ^(G)And the boy^[a] was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

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1 Samuel 2:11 Hebrew na‘ar can be rendered boy (2:11, 18, 21, 26; 3:1, 8), servant (2:13, 15), or young man (2:17), depending on the context

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