2 Samuel 22:42

2 Samuel 22:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
• New International Version (NIV)They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:42

40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me. They 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. 44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

2 Samuel 22:42 word by word

יִשְׁע֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין מֹשִׁ֑יעַ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• They lookedשָׁעָהshâ‛âh · to gazeH8159
• but there was no oneאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• to save themיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• but He did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:42

• 1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
• Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
• Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
• Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
• Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
• Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
• Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
• Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:42

• 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 22:42

• Wicked (People)

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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