Bible Strands
1 Samuel 2:2
There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hannah addresses the LORD in a public prayer of thanksgiving at the tabernacle, following the birth of Samuel and her years of barrenness.
The words — kaDoosh (קָדוֹשׁ) means "holy" and is the sole adjective applied to God here; tzur (צוּר) means "rock," a metaphor for unshakeable strength.
The thread — David echoes the same pairing in 2 Samuel 22:32 ("Who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?"); Psalms 86:8 and Isaiah 44:6 reinforce the uniqueness claim.
Why it lands — The verse forecloses comparison: if God alone is holy and alone is a rock, the reader is asked to stop measuring Him against anything else.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
- Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Psalms 86:8 O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 89:8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
- Jeremiah 10:6 There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- 1 Peter 1:16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Deuteronomy 3:24 “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?