2 Samuel 22:45

In 11 translations

BSB

Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

KJV

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.Strangers: Heb. Sons of the strangersubmit…: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie

WEB

The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

ASV

The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

LSV

Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, || At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.

YLT

Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

DBY

Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

DRC

The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.

GNV

Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.

JPS

The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

LXXE

The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.Gr. at the hearing of the ear.

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WLC

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִ֑י לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶן יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ לִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Υἱοὶ ἀλλότριοι ἐψεύσαντό μοι, εἰς ἀκοὴν ὠτίου ἤκουσάν μου.

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• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
• Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
• Psalms 18:44–45When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me. Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
• Acts 8:21–23You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart. For I see…
• Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
• Isaiah 56:6And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—

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