Psalms 132:2

King James Version

How he sware unto the Lord , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and how he swore an oath to the Lord,making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Hebrew Names Version
How he swore to the LORD, And vowed to the Mighty One of Ya`akov:

English Standard Version
how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

New Century Version
He made an oath to the Lord , a promise to the Mighty God of Jacob.

New English Translation
and how he made a vow to the Lord , and swore an oath to the powerful Ruler of Jacob.

Amplified Bible
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New American Standard Bible
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

World English Bible
How he swore to Yahweh, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Who sware vnto the Lorde, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iaakob, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
How he swore to YahwehAnd vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Berean Standard Bible
how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Contemporary English Version
Mighty God of Jacob, remember how he promised:

Complete Jewish Bible
how he swore to Adonai , vowed to the Mighty One of Ya‘akov,

Darby Translation
How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Easy-to-Read Version
He made a promise to you, Lord , an oath to the Mighty God of Jacob.

George Lamsa Translation
How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;

Good News Translation
Remember, Lord , what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:

Lexham English Bible
How he swore to Yahweh, he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Literal Translation
how he swore to Jehovah; he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How he swore vnto ye LORDE, & vowed a vowe vnto ye mightie one of Iacob:

American Standard Version
How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Bible in Basic English
How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
How he swore unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

King James Version (1611)
How he sware vnto the Lord, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iacob.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who swore vnto God: who made a vowe vnto the most mightie [Lorde] of Iacob.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
how he sware to the Lord, and vowed to the God of Jacob, saying,

English Revised Version
How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
As he swoor to the Lord; he made a vowe to God of Jacob.

Update Bible Version
How he swore to Yahweh, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Webster's Bible Translation
How he swore to the LORD, [and] vowed to the mighty [God] of Jacob;

New King James Version
How he swore to the LORD, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New Living Translation
He made a solemn promise to the Lord . He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,

New Life Bible
Remember how he swore to the Lord, and how he made a promise to the Powerful One of Jacob:

New Revised Standard
how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
What he Sware to Yahweh, - Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(131-2) How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

Revised Standard Version
how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Young's Literal Translation
Who hath sworn to Jehovah. He hath vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

Contextual Overview

¹ Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: ² How he sware unto the Lord , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; ³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; ⁴ I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, ⁵ Until I find out a place for the Lord , an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. ⁶ Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. ⁷ We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. ⁸ Arise, O Lord , into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. ¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he sware: Psalms 56:12, Psalms 65:1, Psalms 66:13, Psalms 66:14, Psalms 116:14-18, Psalms 119:106, 2 Samuel 7:1

the mighty: Psalms 132:5, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 50:1, Psalms 146:5, Psalms 146:6, Genesis 49:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:20 - vowed Exodus 3:6 - I am Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil Numbers 21:2 - vowed 1 Samuel 1:11 - remember Isaiah 45:23 - every tongue John 12:3 - ointment

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How he sware unto the Lord, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob. Whom Jacob called so, Genesis 49:24; and to whom he vowed a vow, and is the first we read of that did make one, and it was concerning the house of God, Genesis 28:17; and who had an experience of the might and power of God in protecting and defending him from his brother Esau: of this oath and vow of David no mention is made elsewhere, but no doubt they were made; see Psalms 119:106; of the Messiah's swearing, though upon another account, to whom this may be applied, see Isaiah 45:23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

How he sware unto the Lord - The solemn oath which he took that he would make this the first object; that he would give himself no rest until this was done; that he would sacrifice his personal ease and comfort in order that he might thus honor God. This oath or purpose is not recorded in the history. The fair interpretation of this would be either

(1) that these words properly expressed what was in the mind of David at the time - that is, his acts implied that this purpose was in his heart; or

(2) that this vow was actually made by David, though not elsewhere recorded. Such a vow might have been made, and the remembrance of it kept up by tradition, or it might have been suggested to the author of the psalm by direct inspiration.

And vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob - See Genesis 49:24. The God whom Jacob worshipped, and who had manifested himself so signally to him as a God of might or power.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 132:2. How he sware unto the Lord — It is only in this place that we are informed of David's vow to the Lord, relative to the building of the temple; but we find he had fully purposed the thing.