2 Samuel 22:45

Easy-to-Read Version

Foreigners fall helpless before me! As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Foreigners submit to me cringing;as soon as they hear, they obey me.

Hebrew Names Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

Lexham English Bible
Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.

English Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

New Century Version
Foreigners obey me. As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

New English Translation
Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

Amplified Bible
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.

New American Standard Bible
"Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Foreigners cower before me;As soon as they hear, they obey me.

Contemporary English Version
They obey and come crawling.

Complete Jewish Bible
Foreigners come cringing to me; the moment they hear of me, they obey me.

Darby Translation
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

George Lamsa Translation
Those who give ear shall hearken to me; the sons of strangers shall be obedient to me.

Good News Translation
Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.

Literal Translation
The sons of strangers submit to me; at the hearing of the ear they listen to me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The straunge children haue denyed me: at the hearynge of the eare shal they herke vnto me.

American Standard Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Straunge childre dissemble with me: at the hearing of the eare, they obey me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

King James Version (1611)
Strangers shall submit themselues vnto me: as soone as they heare, they shall be obedient vnto me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.

English Revised Version
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Berean Standard Bible
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alien sones schulen ayenstonde me; bi heryng of eere thei schulen obeie to me.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

Update Bible Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

World English Bible
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

New King James Version
The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

New Living Translation
Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

New Life Bible
Strangers obey me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

New Revised Standard
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, - at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.

Revised Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

Contextual Overview

² The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. ³ He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. He is my shield; by his power I am saved. He is my hiding place, my place of safety, high in the hills. He is my savior, the one who rescues me from the cruel enemy. ⁴ I called to the Lord for help, and he saved me from my enemies. He is worthy of my praise! ⁵ Waves of death were crashing around me. A deadly flood was carrying me away. ⁶ The ropes of the grave wrapped around me. Death set its trap right there in front of me. ⁷ In my trouble I called to the Lord . Yes, I cried out to my God for help. There in his temple he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help. ⁸ The earth shook and shivered. The foundations of heaven trembled. They shook because he was angry! ⁹ Smoke came from his nose. Burning flames came from his mouth. Red-hot coals fell from him. ¹⁰ He tore open the sky and came down. He stood on a thick, dark cloud. ¹¹ He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel, gliding on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger, Isaiah 56:3, Isaiah 56:6

submit themselves: or, yield feigned obedience, Heb. lie, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 18:44, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 66:3, Psalms 81:15, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:21-23

Reciprocal: Proverbs 18:10 - the righteous

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. :-.