2 Samuel 22:45

Foreigners were forced to bow to me. 1 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. 1

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Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

In Context

44You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. 1 You have kept me as the head of nations. 1 A people that I have not known serves me. 1

46The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:29Your blessings are many, Israel! 1 Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, 1 the shield of your help, 1 and the sword of your majesty? 1 Your enemies will come trembling to you; 1 you will trample down their high places.

Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How terrifying are your deeds! 1 By the greatness of your power your enemies will submit to you. 1

Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has become a follower of Yahweh say, 1 “Yahweh will certainly exclude me from his people.” 1 The eunuch should not say, “See, I am a dry tree.” 1

Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized he stayed with Philip constantly. When he saw signs and mighty deeds taking place, he was amazed.

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 →

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