God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 22:45
45Foreigners will cringe in front of me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:45
43I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust on the ground. I crushed them and stomped on them like the dirt on the streets. 44You rescued me from my conflicts with my people. You kept me as the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. 46Foreigners will lose heart, although they are armed in their fortifications. 47The Lord lives! Thanks be to my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be glorified.
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 56:3Foreigners who have joined the Lord should not say, “The Lord will separate us from his people.” Castrated men should not say, “We’re only dead trees!”
- Deuteronomy 33:29You are blessed, Israel! Who is like you, a nation saved by the Lord? He is a shield that helps you and a sword that wins your victories. Your enemies will come crawling to you, and you will stomp on their backs.”
- Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your deeds! Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cringe in front of him, and their time ⌞for punishment⌟ would last forever.
- Acts 8:13Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized, he became devoted to Philip. Simon was amazed to see the miracles and impressive things that were happening.
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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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