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.

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2 Samuel 22:43 in Other Translations

King James Version (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.

English Standard Version (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.

New Living Translation (NLT)

43 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.

The Message Bible (MSG)

43 I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

American Standard Version (ASV)

43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

43 I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust on the ground. I crushed them and stomped on them like the dirt on the streets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

43 I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth. I pounded them and walked on 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).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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