2 Samuel 22:45 (DRB)

Passage

The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:43 I shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I shall crush them and spread them abroad like the mire of the streets.

2 Samuel 22:44 Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,

2 Samuel 22:45 The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.

2 Samuel 22:47 The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "stranger", "resist", "hearing", and "obey". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "stranger", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "Thou wilt save me from the contradictions..." into verse 46's "The strangers are melted away and shall...", so "sons" and "stranger" 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 "sons" and "stranger" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.