2 Samuel 22:35

2 Samuel 22:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
• New International Version (NIV)He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:35

33God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear. 34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. 37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

2 Samuel 22:35 word by word

מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• He trainsלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• my handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• for battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• my armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• can bendנָחֵתnâchath · to descendH5181
• a bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• of bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:35

• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
• Psalms 144:1Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
• Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
• Ezekiel 39:3Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:35

• 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:35

• Bow
• Steel
• War

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Bow
• Copper
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• Steel
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of

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