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 Living Translation (NLT)You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:40

38“I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. 39And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me. 41You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. 42They looked, but there was none to save; Even 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 put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
• 1 Samuel 23:5And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
• Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
• Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
• Colossians 1:11strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
• Psalms 44:5Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
• Psalms 144:2My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.
• Isaiah 60:14Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall come bowing to you, And all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet; And they shall call you The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and 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