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2 Samuel 22:42

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 22:42 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
2 Samuel 22:42 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
42They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
43Then 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.
44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They looked, but [there was] none to save; [even] unto the Lord, but he answered them not.] (See Gill on “<191841>Psalm 18:41”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“unto the Lord: Sa1 28:6; Job 27:9; Pro 1:28; Isa 1:15; Eze 20:3; Mic 3:4; Mat 7:22, Mat 7:23; Luk 13:25, Luk 13:26 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:43”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“42 They look out, but there is no deliverer; For Jehovah, but He answereth them not. 43 And I rub in pieces as the dust of the earth, Like the mire of the streets I crush them and stamp upon them. The cry of the foe for help is not attended to; they are annihilated without quarter. ישׁעוּ, to look out to God for help (with אל and על; vid., Isa 17:7-8), is more poetical than ישׁוּעוּ, "they cry" (in the psalm); and כּעפר־ארץ is more simple than על־פּני־רוּח כּעפר (in the psalm), "I crush them as dust before the wind," for the wind does not crush the dust, but carries it away. In the second clause of Sa2 22:43, אדקּם is used instead of אריקם in the psalm, and strengthened by ארקעם. אדקּם, from…”
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