2 Samuel 22:45
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me,—at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
In Context
46The sons of the foreigner, were disheartened, and came quaking, out of their fortresses.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29How happy art thou, O Israel! Who is like unto thee, O people victorious in Yahweh? Thy helpful shield, who also is thy majestic sword,—So that thy foes come cringing unto thee, And, thou, upon their heights, dost march along.
Psalms 66:3Say unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;
Isaiah 56:3And let not the son of the foreigner, who hath joined himself unto Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh, will separate, me from his people, Neither let the eunuch, say, Lo! I, am a tree dried up!
Acts 8:13And, Simon himself also, believed; and, having been immersed, was in constant attendance on Philip,—and, beholding signs and great works of power coming to pass, was astonished.
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 →