EasyEnglish Bible 2018
2 Samuel 22:44
44You have saved me when my people were attacking me. You have made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
2 Samuel 22:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
- New International Version (NIV)“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:44
42They called out for help, but nobody was there to save them. They called to the Lord, but he did not answer them. 43I beat them until they became like dust. I walked over them, like dirt that lies on the streets. You have saved me when my people were attacking me. You have made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler. 45Foreign people cannot stand against me, because they are afraid. When they hear about me, they choose to obey me. 46They are not brave enough to fight me. They shake with fear as they leave their strong cities.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:44 word by word
וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי מֵרִיבֵ֖י עַמִּ֑י תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֔ם עַ֥ם לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou also hast deliveredפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
- me from the strivingsרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
- of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- thou hast keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
- headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- not shall serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:44
- 2 Samuel 3:1David's men continued to fight against the men who were faithful to Saul's family. The war continued for a long time. David's army became stronger and stronger, but Saul's army became weaker and weaker.
- 2 Samuel 5:1All Israel's tribes came to David at Hebron. They said, ‘We all belong to the same family as you do.
- 2 Samuel 18:6David's army marched out to fight Israel's army. They fought the battle in the forest of Ephraim.
- 2 Samuel 19:9People in all the Israelite tribes were quarrelling with each other. They were saying, ‘King David saved us from the power of the Philistines and all our other enemies. But now Absalom has chased him out of our land.
- 2 Samuel 20:1There was a wicked man there in Gilgal. His name was Sheba. He was Bicri's son, who belonged to Benjamin's tribe. He made a loud noise with a trumpet and then he shouted, ‘Israelite people, we have nothing to do with Jesse's son, David! We do not belong to his kingdom! So we should all return to our homes.’
- Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
- Psalms 18:43You have saved me from people who attacked me. You made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
- Acts 4:25Our ancestor, King David, was your servant. You sent your Holy Spirit to him so that he spoke your message. You said through him, “People of other nations were very angry. They made plans to do useless things. Why did they do that?
- Acts 5:30You fixed Jesus to a cross so that he died. But then the God of our ancestors caused him to become alive again.
- 2 Samuel 8:1Some time later, David attacked the Philistines, and he won the fight against them. He now had power over them and over their towns.
- Deuteronomy 28:13The Lord will make you the leaders of other people. You will not have to follow at the back. You will become more powerful, not weaker. But you must obey the commands of the Lord your God. I am telling you today, you must be very careful to do that.
- Psalms 2:8Ask me and see what I will do! I will give you all the nations on the earth. They will all belong to you.
- Psalms 60:8But Moab is the place where I wash my hands. Edom is my servant. I can throw my shoes at him! I will shout loudly, because I have won against the Philistines.’
- Psalms 72:8May the king rule everywhere, from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates river to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 110:6He will punish the nations, so that dead bodies cover the ground. He will destroy kings everywhere on the earth.
- Isaiah 60:12Any nation or kingdom that refuses to serve you will come to an end. Enemies will completely destroy those nations.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:44
In the dictionaries
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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