2 Samuel 22:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
2 Sam 22:2-3 : 2 and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine; 3 God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
Isa 45:21 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
Jer 10:6-7 : 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Deut 32:31 : 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.
Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:30-32
3 verses
96%
30As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
31For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
32The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
2 Sam 22:2-4
3 verses
82%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
4I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
2 Sam 22:47
81%
47Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
1 Sam 2:2
81%
2There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
2 Sam 22:33
79%
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 18:2
79%
2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
2 Sam 22:31
79%
31As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Ps 18:46
78%
46Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
Ps 62:6-7
2 verses
78%
6He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 94:22
78%
22But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
Ps 89:8
76%
8O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Deut 32:3-4
2 verses
76%
3For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
4The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.
Ps 144:1-2
2 verses
75%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, [And] my fingers to fight:
2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Ps 92:15
75%
15To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Isa 33:22
75%
22For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Ps 62:2
75%
2He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Ps 113:5
75%
5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,
Deut 32:37
75%
37And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;
Ps 89:18
74%
18For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Deut 32:30-31
2 verses
74%
30How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
31For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.
Ps 77:13
74%
13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: Who is a great god like unto God?
2 Sam 7:22
74%
22Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
1 Chr 17:20
73%
20O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Isa 12:2
73%
2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Ps 71:19
73%
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
Ps 89:26
73%
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ps 89:6
73%
6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
Ps 27:1
73%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Ps 46:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Ps 68:20
72%
20God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.
Isa 26:4
72%
4Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
Exod 15:2
72%
2Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Isa 37:20
72%
20Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
Ps 71:3
72%
3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 91:2
72%
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 135:5
72%
5For I know that Jehovah is great, And that our Lord is above all gods.
Ps 24:3
72%
3Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?
Ps 118:14
72%
14Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.
Josh 22:22
71%
22The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day,)
Isa 45:22
71%
22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
Ps 73:25
71%
25Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.