1 Samuel 2:8

Good News Translation (US Version)

He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord; on them he has built the world.

Cross References

Daniel 2:48

Then he gave Daniel a high position, presented him with many splendid gifts, put him in charge of the province of Babylon, and made him the head of all the royal advisers.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

Daniel 6:3

Daniel soon showed that he could do better work than the other supervisors or the governors. Because he was so outstanding, the king considered putting him in charge of the whole empire.

Revelation 1:6

and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel answered, “Even though you consider yourself of no importance, you are the leader of the tribes of Israel. The Lord anointed you king of Israel,

Revelation 22:5

There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.

Revelation 5:10

You have made them a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and they shall rule on earth.”

2 Samuel 7:8

“So tell my servant David that I, the Lord Almighty, say to him, ‘I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made you the ruler of my people Israel.

Revelation 3:21

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.

Hebrews 1:3

He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power.

Psalm 104:5

You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.

Psalm 102:25

long ago you created the earth, and with your own hands you made the heavens.

Psalm 24:2

He built it on the deep waters beneath the earth and laid its foundations in the ocean depths.

Genesis 41:14

The king sent for Joseph, and he was immediately brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came into the king's presence.

Job 2:8

Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

Genesis 41:40

I will put you in charge of my country, and all my people will obey your orders. Your authority will be second only to mine.

Daniel 4:17

This is the decision of the alert and watchful angels. So then, let all people everywhere know that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses—even to those who are least important.’

1 Kings 16:2

“You were a nobody, but I made you the leader of my people Israel. And now you have sinned like Jeroboam and have led my people into sin. Their sins have aroused my anger,

2 Kings 9:6

Then the two of them went indoors, and the young prophet poured the olive oil on Jehu's head and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of my people Israel.

Job 1:21

He said, “I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The Lord gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!”

Psalm 75:3

Though every living creature tremble and the earth itself be shaken, I will keep its foundations firm.

Psalm 75:7

it is God who is the judge, condemning some and acquitting others.

Psalm 107:41

But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.

Isaiah 22:23

I will fasten him firmly in place like a peg, and he will be a source of honor to his whole family.

Psalm 75:4

I tell the wicked not to be arrogant;