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 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. You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me. 42They look, but there is no one to save them — they look to the Lord, but he does not answer them. 43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in 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 49:8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.
• Exodus 23:27“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror and will throw into confusion all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military 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 annihilate those who hate me.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will capture all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.
• Luke 19:14“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us.’
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8when he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t 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