Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 22:45
45Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me.
2 Samuel 22:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:45
43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets. 44You have freed me from the feuds among my people; you have preserved me as head of nations; a people I had not known serve me. Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me. 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications. 47The Lord lives — blessed be my rock! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:45 word by word
בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִ֑י לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶן יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Strangersנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
- Strangersבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
- shall submitכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
- themselves unto me: as soon as they hearאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
- themselves unto me: as soon as they hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- they shall be obedientשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:45
- Isaiah 56:3No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord should say, “The Lord will exclude me from his people,” and the eunuch should not say, “Look, I am a dried-up tree.”
- Deuteronomy 33:29How happy you are, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is the shield that protects you, the sword you boast in. Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their backs.
- Psalms 18:44Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear they obey me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cower to him; their doom would last forever.
- Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed. And after he was baptized, he followed Philip everywhere and was amazed as he observed the signs and great miracles that were being performed.
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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
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