2 Samuel 22:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 22:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
2 Samuel 22:30 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.] (See Gill on “<191829>Psalm 18:29”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“run through: or, broken, Psa 18:29, Psa 118:10-12; Rom 8:37; Phi 4:13 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:31”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“In the strength of his God he could run hostile troops and leap walls, i.e., overcome every hostile power. ארוּץ, not from רצץ, to smash in pieces, but from רוּץ, to run; construed with the accusative according to the analogy of verbs of motion. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:31”
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