2 Samuel 22:43
Strong's Lexicon
I ground them
וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם (wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7833: 1) to rub away, beat fine, pulverise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rub away 1a1a) of incense, stones 1a1b) of enemies (fig)

as the dust
כַּעֲפַר־ (ka·‘ă·p̄ar-)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6083: 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore

of the earth;
אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

I crushed
אֲדִקֵּ֖ם (’ă·ḏiq·qêm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1854: 1) to crush, pulverise, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush 1a2) to be fine 1b) (Hiphil) to pulverise, make dust of 1c) (Hophal) to be crushed

and trampled them
אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃ (’er·qā·‘êm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7554: 1) to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stamp, beat out 1a2) one who beats out (participle) 1b) (Piel) to overlay, beat out (for plating) 1c) (Pual) beaten out (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to make a spreading (of clouds)

like mud
כְּטִיט־ (kə·ṭîṭ-)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2916: 1) mud, clay, mire, damp dirt 1a) mud, mire 1b) clay (poetical)

in the streets.
חוּצ֥וֹת (ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2351: 1) outside, outward, street, the outside

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

Young's Literal Translation
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

New American Standard Bible
"Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed [and] stamped them as the mire of the streets.

King James Bible
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, [and] did spread them abroad.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

New Living Translation
I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.

English Standard Version
I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.

New American Standard Bible
"Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.

King James Bible
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

International Standard Version
I pulverized them to powder, like the dust of the earth; I crushed them, stomping on them like mud on a street.

NET Bible
I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets.

American Standard Version
Then 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.

English Revised Version
Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.

Young's Literal Translation
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small -- I spread them out!
















Cross References
2 Kings 13:7
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Isaiah 41:2
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

Micah 7:10
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Zechariah 10:5
And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

2 Samuel 1:1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 Samuel 22:42
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

2 Samuel 22:41
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

2 Samuel 22:40
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

2 Samuel 22:44
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
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