New Living Translation
2 Samuel 22:43
43I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.
2 Samuel 22:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
- New International Version (NIV)I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:43
41You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me. 42They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer. I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt. 44“You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me. 45Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:43 word by word
וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם כַּעֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ כְּטִיט־חוּצ֥וֹת אֲדִקֵּ֖ם אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:43
- 2 Kings 13:7Finally, Jehoahaz’s army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Aram had killed the others, trampling them like dust under his feet.
- Psalms 35:5Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.
- Daniel 2:35The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.
- Malachi 4:1The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
- Psalms 18:42I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
- Isaiah 10:6I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
- Micah 7:10Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “So where is the Lord— that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
- Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty warriors in battle, trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet. Since the Lord is with them as they fight, they will overthrow even the enemy’s horsemen.
- Deuteronomy 32:26I would have annihilated them, wiping out even the memory of them.
- Isaiah 26:15O Lord, you have made our nation great; yes, you have made us great. You have extended our borders, and we give you the glory!
- Zechariah 2:6The Lord says, “Come away! Flee from Babylon in the land of the north, for I have scattered you to the four winds.
- Luke 21:24They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:43
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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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