2 Samuel 22:44
You rescued me from rebellious people; you have kept me as ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me.
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45Foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:13The Lord will put you in first place, not the last. You will only go up, never down, as long as you listen to and follow carefully the commandments of the Lord your God that I'm giving you today.
2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your flesh and blood.
2 Samuel 18:6David's army marched out to face the Israelites in battle, which was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
2 Samuel 19:14Amasa convinced all the people of Judah to unitedly support David, so they sent a message to the king: “Please come back, you and everyone with you.”
2 Samuel 20:22The woman went and talked with everyone about her wise plan. So they cut off the head of Sheba and threw it to Joab. Then Joab blew the ram's horn to sound the retreat, and all his men left the town and went home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your possessions—the whole earth will belong to you.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →