2 Samuel 22:41
in 2 Samuel 22You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
KJV
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. See Gill on Psa 18:40.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י | veoyevai | and enemies my | H341 → | 282 times |
| תַּ֥תָּה | tatah | you have given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִּ֖י | li | to <the> me | ||
| עֹ֑רֶף | ʾoref | a neck | H6203 → | |
| מְשַׂנְאַ֖י | mesanai | [those who] hate me | H8130 → | 146 times |
| וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ | vaatzmitem | and I destroyed them | H6789 → |
וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יand enemies my
veoyevaiH341 →282 times
תַּ֥תָּהyou have given
tatahH5414 →2011 times
לִּ֖יto <the> me
li
עֹ֑רֶףa neck
ʾorefH6203 →
מְשַׂנְאַ֖י[those who] hate me
mesanaiH8130 →146 times
וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃and I destroyed them
vaatzmitemH6789 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:25
This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
- Genesis 35:5
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
- Deuteronomy 11:25
No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
- Deuteronomy 7:23
But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.
- Psalms 18:40
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
- Deuteronomy 2:25
Through
Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as…
- Acts 7:51–52
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- 1 Samuel 8:7
Through
Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks…
it leads to
- Malachi 4:3
Then 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.
- Malachi 4:3
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
