2 Samuel 22:35

2 Samuel 22:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
• New International Version (NIV)He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:35

33It is God who makes me strong. He shows me the safe way through my life. 34He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high hills and not fall. He teaches me how to fight in war. He makes my arms strong to shoot arrows from a metal bow. 36You keep me safe in the battle, like a shield. Your kind help has made me great. 37You have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip.

2 Samuel 22:35 word by word

מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He teachethלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• my handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• to warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• so that a bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• of steelנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• is brokenנָחֵתnâchath · to descendH5181
• by mine armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:35

• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high mountains and not fall.
• Psalms 144:1Lord, I praise you! You are my strong Rock! You teach me how to fight well. You show me how to use my weapons.
• Psalms 46:9All over the world, he causes wars to finish. He destroys the soldiers' bows and spears. He burns their shields in a fire.
• Ezekiel 39:3Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand. I will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:35

• 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 22:35

• Bow
• Steel
• War

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Bow
• Copper
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• Steel
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of

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