2 Samuel 22:39
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Cross References
1 Kings 5:17And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
Psalms 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Malachi 4:3Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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 →