Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:8 - 2:8

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Samuel 2:8 - 2:8


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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill - The dunghill, a pile of horse, cow, or camel offal, heaped up to dry in the sun, and used as fuel, was, and is, one of the common haunts of the poorest mendicants; and the change that had been made in the social position of Hannah, appeared to her grateful heart as auspicious and as great as the elevation of a poor despised beggar to the highest and most dignified rank.

inherit the throne of glory - that is, possesses seats of honor.