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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.

KJV

Salvabis me a contradictionibus populi mei ; custodies me in caput gentium : populus quem ignoro serviet mihi.

Vulgate

καὶ ῥύσῃ με ἐκ μάχης λαῶν, φυλάξεις με εἰς κεφαλὴν ἐθνῶν. λαὸς ὃν οὐκ ἔγνων ἐδούλευσάν μοι·

LXX

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

ASV

וַֽ/תְּפַלְּטֵ֔/נִי מֵ/רִיבֵ֖י עַמִּ֑/י תִּשְׁמְרֵ֨/נִי֙ לְ/רֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֔ם עַ֥ם לֹא יָדַ֖עְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽ/נִי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 287×
נִי
ny
verb · 23×
רִ֥יב
ryb
noun · 61×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 3:1 — Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
  • 2Sam 8:1 — And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
  • 2Sam 19:9 — And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is f
  • 2Sam 19:14 — And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
  • Deut 28:13 — And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command th
  • Isa 55:5 — Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
  • Ps 9:5 — Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
  • Ps 18:43 — Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
  • Ps 18:44 — As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.