The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:40 Explained

2 Samuel 22:40

KJV: For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

YLT: And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.

Darby: And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.

ASV: For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For thou hast girded  me with strength  to battle:  them that rose up  against me hast thou subdued  under me. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:40 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:40 mean?

For You have armed me with strength for the battle You have subdued those who rose against me under me
וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֥יעַ קָמַ֖י תַּחְתֵּֽנִי

וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי  For  You  have  armed  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: אָזַר  
Sense: gird, encompass, equip, clothe.
חַ֖יִל  with  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה  for  the  battle 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
תַּכְרִ֥יעַ  You  have  subdued 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: כָּרַע  
Sense: to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one’s knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence.
קָמַ֖י  those  who  rose  against  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
תַּחְתֵּֽנִי  under  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.