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

43I 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. Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit. 46They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. 47“The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

2 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 56:3“Don’t let foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord say, ‘The Lord will never let me be part of his people.’ And don’t let the eunuchs say, ‘I’m a dried-up tree with no children and no future.’
• Deuteronomy 33:29How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him; they would be doomed forever.
• Acts 8:13Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.

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