2 Samuel 22:40 KJV
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
Old Words
- girded to bind on, as with a belt
What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.
Matthew Henry
- David's psalm of thanksgivingThis chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards nearly as Ps 18. They that trust God in the way of duty, shall find him a present help in their...
Thompson Chains
- Strength PromisedStarts here · next Isaiah 28:6 · 4 links
- God our StrengthSee the chain from Judges 14:6 · 13 links
- ConquestsSee the chain from Joshua 6:20 · 13 links
Cross References
- Psalms 44:5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
- Psalms 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- 1 Samuel 17:49–51 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. …
- 1 Samuel 23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
- Psalms 18:32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
- Psalms 144:2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
- Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
- Isaiah 60:14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
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Topics
Kings of Israel & Judah
- DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel
Strong’s Numbers
- For thou hast girded אָזַר ʼâzar
- me with strength חַיִל chayil
- to battle מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
- them that rose up קוּם qûwm
- against me hast thou subdued כָּרַע kâraʻ
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