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2 Samuel 22:45
45foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they 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.
- 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.
- 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 as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets. 44“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. 46They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. 47“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
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 no foreigner who is bound to the Lord say, “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.” And let no eunuch complain, “I am only a dry tree.”
- Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
- Psalms 18:44foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
- Acts 8:13Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
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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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