and killed mighty kings; for his loving kindness endures forever:
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and killed mighty kings; for his loving kindness endures forever:
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And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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And slew mighty kings, for His mercy endureth for ever.
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Passages linked to Psalms 136:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 29:7 When you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we struck them.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Declaring thereby that no power nor authority was so…
Declaring thereby that no power nor authority was so dear unto him, as the love of his Church.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 136:18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy…
Psa 136:18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
Ver. 18. And slew famous kings] Magnificos, sumptuosos, fastuosos, et arrogantes.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And slew famous kings,.... Famous for their power and…
And slew famous kings,.... Famous for their power and strength, their courage and valour who were not only smitten and discomfited, but slain in battle;
for his mercy endureth for ever; towards his own people, for whose sake these kings were slain.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And slew famous kings. Oreb, Zeb, Zeba, Zalmunna, Agag.…
And slew famous kings. Oreb, Zeb, Zeba, Zalmunna, Agag. For his mercy, etc.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 18. And slew famous kings. What good was…
Ver. 18. And slew famous kings. What good was their fame to them? As they opposed God they became infamous rather than famous. Their deaths made the Lord's fame to increase among the nations while their fame ended in disgraceful defeat.
For his mercy endureth for ever. Israelitish patriots felt that they, could never have too much of this music; God had protected their nation, and they chanted his praises with unwearied iteration.
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Kings he smote despite their fame,
For his mercy's still the same.
Ver. 18,20. The profane of our times may hence learn to take heed how they wrong the faithful. God is "wise in heart and mighty in strength:" Job 9:4. Who ever waxed fierce against his people and hath prospered? For their sakes he hath destroyed great kings and mighty, Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Bashan. He can pluck off thy chariot wheels, strike thee in the hinder parts, cause thy heart to fail thee for fear, and in a moment fetch thy soul from thee: better were it for thee to have a millstone hanged about thy neck, and thou to be cast into the bottom of the sea, than to offend the least of these faithful ones; they are dear in his sight, tender to him, as the apple of his eye. John Barlow, 1632.
Psalms 136:19*
Charles H. Spurgeon's The Treasury of David (1869–1885) — public domain. Psalms only. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever
for his covenant faithfulness endures forever
The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. See how you translated this in Psalms 136:1. AT: "because he remains faithful to his covenant forever" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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Sihon ... Og
These kings were just two of the many kings that God enabled the Israelites to defeat. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Amorite
Bashan
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