2 Samuel 22:41

2 Samuel 22:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
• New International Version (NIV)You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:41

39I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; They fell under my feet. 40For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me. You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat], And I destroyed those who hated me. 42They looked, but there was no savior for them— Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them. 43Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.

2 Samuel 22:41 word by word

וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י תַּ֥תָּה לִּ֖י עֹ֑רֶף מְשַׂנְאַ֖י וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast also givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• me the necksעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• of mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• that I might destroyצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• them that hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:41

• Genesis 49:8“Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
• Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you, and I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you [in flight].
• Joshua 10:24When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and told the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come up close, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and put their feet on the necks [of the five kings].
• Psalms 18:40You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat], And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
• Luke 19:14But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be a king over us.’
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:41

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-51David praises God for saving him in the past and for promising blessings to his family in the future (see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Neck
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Give
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings