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.

Cross References (23)

  • Psalms 113:7–8 (26)

    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

  • Daniel 2:48 (16)

    Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon an

  • James 2:5 (13)

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

  • Daniel 6:3 (12)

    Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planne

  • 1 Samuel 15:17 (11)

    And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? T

  • Ecclesiastes 4:14 (11)

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

  • Revelation 1:6 (10)

    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.

  • Revelation 22:5 (9)

    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord

  • 2 Samuel 7:8 (9)

    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 f

  • Revelation 5:10 (9)

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

  • Revelation 3:21 (8)

    To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Fa

  • Luke 1:51–52 (8)

    He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

  • Job 42:10–12 (8)

    After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

  • Job 36:6–7 (7)

    He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.

  • Hebrews 1:3 (7)

    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful

  • Psalms 24:2 (7)

    For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

  • Psalms 102:25 (7)

    In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

  • Genesis 41:14 (7)

    So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he

  • Job 38:4–6 (7)

    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

  • Psalms 104:5 (7)

    He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

  • Genesis 41:40 (6)

    You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I b

  • Job 2:8 (6)

    And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

  • Daniel 4:17 (5)

    This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that th