2 Samuel 22:39

2 Samuel 22:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
• New International Version (NIV)I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:39

37You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way. 38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out. I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet. 40You have clothed me with strength for battle; you subdue my adversaries beneath me. 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.

2 Samuel 22:39 word by word

וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יְקוּמ֑וּן וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
• them, and woundedמָחַץmâchats · to woundH4272
• them, that they could not ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• yea, they are fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• under my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:39

• Psalms 18:37I pursue my enemies and overtake them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
• Psalms 110:1This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
• Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.
• Malachi 4:1“For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:39

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-40Before David became king, he achieved impressive military victories (see 1 Samuel 17:12–58; 18:17–30; 23:1–5; 30:1–31). Instead of boasting, David praised God and credited him for the success.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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• Songs
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• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
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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