2 Samuel 22:40

2 Samuel 22:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
• New International Version (NIV)You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:40

38I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I did not return until I had ended their lives. 39I ended their lives by shattering them. They were unable to get up. They fell under my feet. You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet. 41You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me. 42They looked, but there was no one to save them. They looked to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

2 Samuel 22:40 word by word

וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֥יעַ קָמַ֖י תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou hast girdedאָזַר'âzar · to girdH247
• me with strengthחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• them that rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against me hast thou subduedכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:40

• 1 Samuel 17:49Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, hurled it from his sling, and struck the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank into Goliath’s forehead, and he fell to the ground on his face.
• 1 Samuel 23:5David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines, drove off their livestock, and decisively defeated them. So David rescued the people who lived in Keilah.
• Psalms 18:32God arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
• Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no other God besides me. I will strengthen you, although you don’t know me,
• Colossians 1:11We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy.
• Psalms 44:5With you we can walk over our enemies. With your name we can trample those who attack us.
• Psalms 144:2my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority.
• Isaiah 60:14The descendants of those who oppress you will bow in front of you. All who despise you will bow at your feet. They will call you the city of the Lord, Zion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
• Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:40

• 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