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 devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. 40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me. 42They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer. 43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

2 Samuel 22:41 word by word

וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י תַּ֥תָּה לִּ֖י עֹ֑רֶף מְשַׂנְאַ֖י וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• You have madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• my enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• retreatעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• I destroyedצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• those who hated meשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:41

• Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
• Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
• Psalms 18:40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
• Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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