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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under 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 provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. 38“I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 40You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. 41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

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; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
• Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
• Malachi 4:1“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.

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

In the dictionaries

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• Rock
• Songs
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• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

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