2 Samuel 22:45

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

43Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets. 44You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. 46Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses. 47The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

2 Samuel 22:45 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִ֑י לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶן יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Foreignersבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• Foreignersנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• pretendכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
• As soon as they hearאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• As soon as they hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• they obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · 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.” Nor let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, Who is the shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread upon their high places.”
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners submit to me.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.
• Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:45

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-51David praises God for saving him in the past and for promising blessings to his family in the future (see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Obedience; Obey
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament
• tremble, stagger, shake, shaken, quake

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