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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I consumed them; I struck them down so they did not get up; they fell beneath my feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:39

37You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip; 38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. 40For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. 41You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.

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 pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."
• Psalms 118:10All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
• Malachi 4:1"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

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

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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