1 Samuel 2 · Verse 2

1 Samuel 2:2

There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:2, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:2 in other translations

BSBThere is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
WEBThere is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.
ASVThere is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
YLTThere is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.
DARBYThere is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
BBENo other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
WebsterThere is none holy as the LORD: for there is none besides thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

What does 1 Samuel 2:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 None holy - Holiness is peculiar to the God of Israel; no false god ever pretended to holiness; it was no attribute of heathenism, nor of any religion ever professed in the world before or since the true revelation of the true God. There is none beside thee - There can be but one unoriginated, infinite, and eternal Being; that Being is Jehovah. Any rock like our God - Rabbi Maimon has observed that the word צור tsur, which we translate rock, signifies, when applied to Jehovah, fountain, source, spring. There is no source whence continual help and salvation can arise but our God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lord, and in expectation of His coming, who is the whole salvation of his people. The strong are soon weakened, and the weak are 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 minds to our…

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1 Samuel 2:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֵין\־'ein-there notH369
קָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.osh[is] a holy [one]H6918
כַּיהוָ֖הka.Yah.wehlike YahwehH3068
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָbil.Te.kha[is] except youH1115
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
צ֖וּרtzur[is] a rockH6697
כֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃ke.lo.Hei.nulike God ourH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:2

  • 2 Samuel 22:32

    For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?

  • Isaiah 44:6

    Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

  • Psalms 86:8

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

  • Exodus 15:11

    Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  • Psalms 89:8

    O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

  • 1 Peter 1:16

    Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

  • Jeremiah 10:6

    Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Deuteronomy 3:24

    O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

  • Leviticus 19:2

    Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

  • Isaiah 43:10-11

    Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

  • Isaiah 44:8

    Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
none holy.
Ex 15:11; De 32:4; Ps 99:5,9; 111:9; Isa 6:3; 57:15; 1Pe 1:16
Ro 4:8; 15:4
none beside.
De 4:35; 2Sa 22:32; Ps 73:25; Isa 43:10,11; 44:6,8
rock.
De 3:24; 32:20,31,39; Ps 18:2; 71:3,19; 86:8; 89:6,8; Isa 40:18
Jer 10:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:1

    And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

  • 1 Samuel 2:2

    There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  • 1 Samuel 2:3

    Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

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1 Samuel 2:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No hay santo como Jehová: porque no hay ninguno fuera de ti; y no hay refugio como el Dios nuestro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Nul n’est saint comme l’ Éternel, car il n’y en a point d’autre que toi; et il n’y a pas de rocher comme notre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Keiner ist heilig wie Jehova, denn keiner ist außer dir, und kein Fels ist wie unser Gott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non est sanctus, ut est Dominus, neque enim est alius extra te, et non est fortis sicut Deus noster.