2 Samuel 22:45
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Context
This verse from 2 Samuel Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. David's psalm of deliverance—virtually identical to Psalm 18—celebrates God as his rock, fortress, and deliverer who intervened against overwhelming enemies with cosmic power: smoke from his nostrils, fire from his mouth, and thunderbolts as arrows. The psalm reflects on David's …
Other Translations
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
Cross References
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy …
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit …
The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly …
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name …
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and …
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.