2 Samuel 22:43

43 I beat them fine 1as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down 2like the mire of the streets.

2 Samuel 22:43 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:43

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did
stamp them as the mire of the street, [and] did spread them abroad.
] (See Gill on Psalms 18:42).

2 Samuel 22:43 In-Context

41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
44 "You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
45 Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 13:7
  • 2. Isaiah 10:6; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5
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