Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Holman Bible
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
International Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me.
A Conservative Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
American Standard Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Amplified
“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
Darby Translation
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
Julia Smith Translation
The sons of the stranger will lie to me: For the hearing of the ear they will hear to me.
King James 2000
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; {when they heard of me}, they became obedient to me.
Modern King James verseion
Strangers shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear, they shall obey me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.
NET Bible
Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
New Heart English Bible
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
The Emphasized Bible
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, - at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, -
Webster
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
World English Bible
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Interlinear
Kachash
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:45
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
44 You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants. 45 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. 46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
Cross References
Psalm 66:3
Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
Psalm 81:15
The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.
Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.
Psalm 18:44-45
From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.
Isaiah 56:3
And let not the man from a strange country, who has been joined to the Lord, say, The Lord will certainly put a division between me and his people: and let not the unsexed man say, See, I am a dry tree.
Isaiah 56:6
And as for those from a strange country, who are joined to the Lord, to give worship to him and honour to his name, to be his servants, even everyone who keeps the Sabbath holy, and keeps his agreement with me:
Acts 8:13
And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.
Acts 8:21-23
You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.