1 Samuel 2:8 (WEB)
He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s. He has set the world on them.
Fathers and councils · 7
Eusebius of Caesarea
“…is he ‘who changeth times and seasons, who exalteth and debaseth kings’; ‘who raiseth up the poor from the earth and lifteth up the needy from the dunghill.’” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 8. (Psa. cxiii. 7).
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…one, and has restored us to each other, Who setteth kings upon thrones, and raiseth up the poor out of the dust and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, Who chose David His servant and took him away from the sheepfolds, though he was the least and youngest of the sons of Jesse, Who gave the word to those who…” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 8; Ps. cxiii. 7.
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Augustine of Hippo
“The Lord hath ascended into the heavens, and hath thundered: He shall judge the ends of the earth, for He is righteous: and He giveth strength to our kings, and shall exalt the horn of His Christ.”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 1–10.
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Tertullian
“And likewise earlier, in the book of Kings, Hannah the mother of Samuel gives glory to God in these words: “He raiseth the poor man from the ground, and the beggar, that He may set him amongst the princes of His people (that is, in His own kingdom), and on thrones of glory” (even royal ones).” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 8.
Read the whole comment“I think that we have already, in another passage, sufficiently shown that the glory of riches is condemned by our God, “who putteth down the mighty from their throne, and exalts the poor from the dunghill.”” — editor's note: Comp. 1 Sam. ii. 8 with Ps. cxiii. 7 and Luke i. 52.
Read the whole comment“…of luxury, announced indeed by Moses and the prophets, but decreed by that God, who deposes princes from their thrones, and raiseth up the poor from dunghills.” — editor's note: See 1 Sam. ii. 6–8, Ps. cxiii. 7, and Luke i. 52.
Read the whole comment“It would seem, therefore, that Marcion’s god imitates the Creator’s conduct, who is an enemy to the proud, even “putting down the mighty from their seats.”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 7, 8; Ps. cxlvii. 6; Luke i. 52.
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Cross-references · 1
1 Samuel 2:8 and Psalm 113:7 share the same wording (15 words).