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 have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip. 38I ran after my enemies and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until I had killed them. I destroyed them completely. I knocked them down to the ground. They could not get up again. They fell under my feet. 40You have made me strong to fight battles so that I win against my enemies. 41You caused my enemies to turn their backs, and they ran away from me. I destroyed 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 ran after my enemies and I caught them. I did not turn back until I had killed them.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord God said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies. Then you will be able to put your feet on them.’
• Psalms 118:10All the nations were ready to attack me, but I turned them away by the power of the Lord.
• Malachi 4:1‘The great day when I come to judge people will certainly happen. Punishment will come like the great fire of a hot oven. It will destroy all the proud people who do evil things. It will completely destroy them, like a fire that destroys dry grass. Nothing will remain.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.

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

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• 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