2 Samuel 22:43

43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

2 Samuel 22:43 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
NLT
43 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.
MSG
43 I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.
CSB
43 I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in 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 in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
45 foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Kings 20:10; 2 Kings 13:7; Isaiah 41:2; Amos 1:3
  • 2. Psalms 7:5; Isaiah 41:25; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5
  • 3. Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 22:5; Micah 7:10
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