2 Samuel 22:45 (ASV)

Passage

The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:43 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.

2 Samuel 22:44 Thou 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.

2 Samuel 22:45 The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

2 Samuel 22:47 Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foreigners", "shall", "submit", "themselves", "soon", "hear", and "obey". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foreigners" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "Thou also hast delivered me from the..." into verse 46's "The foreigners shall fade away And shall...", so "foreigners" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "foreigners" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.