1 Samuel 2:4 “The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with st…”

1 Samuel 2:4

The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

World English Bible

“The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

American Standard Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Geneva Bible 1599

The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.

Darby Translation

The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Young's Literal Translation

Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

Bible in Basic English

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

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Cross references

“The bows”

Psalm 37:15 Psalm 76:3 Psalm 46:9 Psalm 37:17

Psalm 37:15 · BSB

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Psalm 76:3 · BSB

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

Psalm 46:9 · BSB

He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

Psalm 37:17 · BSB

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

“stumbled”

Philippians 4:13 Isaiah 10:4 2 Corinthians 12:9 Hebrews 11:34 Jeremiah 37:10 Ephesians 6:14

Philippians 4:13 · BSB

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Isaiah 10:4 · BSB

Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

2 Corinthians 12:9 · BSB

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Hebrews 11:34 · BSB

quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Jeremiah 37:10 · BSB

Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”

Ephesians 6:14 · BSB

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

5The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.

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