Those who were full have hired out themselves for bread; Those who were hungry have ceased [to hunger]: Yes, the barren has borne seven; She who has many children languishes.
"The Song of Hannah appears near the beginning of 1 Samuel, and the Song of David appears near the end of 2 Samuel. These two remarkably similar hymns of praise thus constitute a kind of inclusio, framing the main contents of the books and reminding us that the two books were originally one. Both begin by using ’horn’ (1 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 22:3) as a metaphor for ’strength,’ referring to God as the ’Rock,’ and reflecting on divine ’deliverance/salvation’ (1 Samuel 2:1-2; 2 Samuel 22:2-3). Both end by paralleling ’his king’ with ’his anointed’ (1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:51)." [Note: Youngblood, p. 579.] 