SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:4
Los arcos de los fuertes fueron quebrados, y los flacos se ciņeron de fortaleza.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:4
Verse 4. The bows of the mighty] The Targum considers the first verse as including a prophecy against the Philistines; the second verse, against Sennacherib and his army; the third, against Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans; the fourth, against the Greeks; the fifth, against Haman and his posterity; and the tenth, against Magog, and the enemies of the Messiah.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. The bows of the mighty men are broken , etc.] Hannah, from relating gracious experiences, and celebrating, the divine perfections of holiness, omniscience, and sovereignty, passes on to take notice of the dealings of God with men in providence and grace; bows are here put for all military arms, which men of might and war make use of, and which God can easily break in pieces, and so make war to cease in the earth, and hinder warlike men from doing what they design and attempt; they are enfeebled and weakened by him, and their hands cannot perform their enterprises: so the bows of Satan, and his principalities and powers, are broken, and his fiery darts are quenched, and the people of the Lord enabled to stand against him, and wrestle with him and them, being strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, as it follows: and they that stumbled are girt with strength ; who, through weakness, are ready to stumble at everything they meet with in the way; yet, being girded with strength by the Lord, are able to do great exploits, as David did, that being his case, ( Psalm 18:29,32), so such as are weak in grace, in faith, in knowledge, and ready to stumble at every trial and exercise, let it come from what quarter it will; yet being girded by the Lord with strength, are able to exercise grace, perform duty, go through every service they are called to, whether in a way of doing or suffering, to bear the yoke and cross of Christ, to oppose every enemy, to walk on in the ways of God, and to persevere in faith and holiness to the end.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She look beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvatio of the Lord, and in expectation of His coming, who is the whol salvation of his people. The strong are soon weakened, and the weak ar soon strengthened, when God pleases. Are we poor? God made us poor which is a good reason why we should be content, and make up our mind to our condition. Are we rich? God made us rich, which is a good reaso why we should be thankful, and serve him cheerfully, and do good with the abundance he gives us. He respects not man's wisdom or fancie excellences, but chooses those whom the world accounts foolish teaching them to feel their guilt, and to value his free and preciou salvation. This prophecy looks to the kingdom of Christ, that kingdo of grace, of which Hannah speaks, after having spoken largely of the kingdom of providence. And here is the first time that we meet with the name MESSIAH, or his Anointed. The subjects of Christ's kingdom will be safe, and the enemies of it will be ruined; for the Anointed, the Lor Christ, is able to save, and to destroy.
Original Hebrew
קשׁת 7198 גברים 1368 חתים 2844 ונכשׁלים 3782 אזרו 247 חיל׃ 2428
