2 Samuel 22 · Verse 45

2 Samuel 22:45

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
2 Samuel 22:45, King James Version

2 Samuel 22:45 in other translations

BSBForeigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
WEBThe foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
ASVThe foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
YLTSons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
DARBYStrangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
BBEMen of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
WebsterStrangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

2 Samuel 22:45 in the original Hebrew

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בְּנֵ֥יbe.Neisons ofH1121
נֵכָ֖רne.KharforeignnessH5236
יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ\־yit.ka.cha.shu-they cringedH3584
לִ֑יLito <the> me
לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַlish.Mo.a'to hearH8085
אֹ֖זֶן'O.zenan earH241
יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uthey became obedientH8085
לִֽי\׃Lito <the> me

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 22:45

  • Psalms 81:15

    The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

  • Psalms 66:3

    Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  • Isaiah 56:6

    Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

  • Acts 8:21-23

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

  • Psalms 18:44-45

    As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

  • Acts 8:13

    Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

  • Isaiah 56:3

    Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Strangers. Heb. Sons of the stranger.
Isa 56:3,6
submit themselves. or, yield feigned obedience. Heb. lie.
De 33:29; Ps 18:44,45; 66:3; 81:15; Ac 8:13,21-23

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 22:44

    Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

  • 2 Samuel 22:45

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

  • 2 Samuel 22:46

    Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

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2 Samuel 22:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los extraños titubeaban á mí: en oyendo, me obedecían.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Les fils de l’étranger se sont soumis à moi en dissimulant; dès qu’ils ont entendu de leur oreille, ils m’ont obéi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Söhne der Fremde unterwarfen sich mir mit Schmeichelei; beim Hören des Ohres gehorchten sie mir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Filii alieni resistent mihi; auditu auris obedient mihi.