2 Samuel 22:45

Foreigners are powerless before me; ¹  when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. ² 

De 33:29; Ps 18:44,45; Ps 66:3; Ps 81:15; Isa 56:3,6; Ac 8:13,21-23

¹ tn For the meaning “to be weak; to be powerless” for the verb כָּחַשׁ (kakhash), see Ps 109:24. Verse 46, which also mentions foreigners, favors this interpretation. Another option is to translate “cower in fear” (see Deut 33:29; Pss 66:3; 81:15).

² tn Heb “at a report of an ear they submit to me.” The report of David’s exploits is so impressive that those who hear it submit to his rulership without putting up a fight.