Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 22:42
2 Samuel 22:42 is verse 42 of 2 Samuel chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
King James Version
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
World English Bible
They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
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2 Samuel 22:40–44 · Berean Standard Bible
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’