What does 2 Samuel 22:45 mean?
ESV: Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
NIV: foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
NASB: Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
CSB: Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me.
NLT: Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
KJV: Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
NKJV: The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
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Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
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