1 Samuel 2:6

“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”

"The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up." - 1 Samuel 2:6
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What does 1 Samuel 2:6 mean?

The verse 1 Samuel 2:6 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up." This verse is found within the context of Hannah's prayer of thanksgiving after she had dedicated her son Samuel to the…

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The Sovereign Cycle of Life and Death

**Introduction** In the tapestry of existence, few threads are as intricate and profound as those that weave together the themes of life and death. In 1 Samuel 2:6, a powerful proclamation reverberates: "The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Hope

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, as I approach Your holy throne today, I am reminded of the profound truth in 1 Samuel 2:6: "The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up." With every fiber of my being, I humble myself before…

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1 Samuel 2:12
1 Samuel 14:6
1 Samuel 6:2 - "And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place."
1 Samuel 8:6 - "¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
2 Samuel 2:6 - "And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing."
1 Samuel 6:1 - "And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Samuel 1:6 - "And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him."
1 Samuel 16:6-7
1 Chronicles 6:28 - "And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah."
"Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand." - 2 Samuel 6:1
2 Samuel 6:6 - "¶ And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it."
1 Samuel 12:6 - "¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."
2 Samuel 6:23 - "Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death."
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
2 Samuel 18:6 - "¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
1 Samuel 9:1-2
1 Samuel 6:16 - "And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day."
2 Samuel 6:9 - "And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?"
2 Samuel 6:14 - "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 3:6 - "And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again."
2 Samuel 7:1–29
2 Samuel 11:6 - "¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."