Key Verse Spotlight
2 Samuel 22:43 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, {and} did spread them abroad.”
2 Samuel 22:43
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
They looked, but {there was} none to save; {even} unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, {and} did spread them abroad.
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.
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. {Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger} {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}
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