English Standard Version
2 Samuel 22:45
45Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:45
43I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. 44"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. Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. 46Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. 47"The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
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 56:3Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, "The Lord will surely separate me from his people"; and let not the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs."
- Psalms 18:44As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever.
- Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.
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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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