2 Samuel 22:45
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.”
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“Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:45 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
- 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.”
- 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—
- Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
- Acts 8:21You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).