Cross references

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

He seats them among princes

and bestows on them a throne of honor.

For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s,

and upon them He has set the world.

1 Samuel 2:8 BSB

1 Samuel 2:8 has 23 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 23 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 113:7–8 (25 votes) and Daniel 2:48 (16 votes). 63 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Genesis 21 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 2:8 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

  2. Daniel 2:4816 votes

    Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

  3. James 2:516 votes

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

  4. Daniel 6:312 votes

    Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

  5. And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel

  6. For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

  7. who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

  8. Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

  9. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

  10. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

  11. Psalm 24:27 votes

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 2:8?

The 10 strongest of 63.