2 Samuel 22:6

2 Samuel 22:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
• New International Version (NIV)The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:6

4I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 7I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry for help reached his ears. 8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.

2 Samuel 22:6 word by word

חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sorrowsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of hellשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• compassed me aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• the snaresמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• of deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• preventedקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:6

• Job 36:8If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction,
• Psalms 18:5The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 140:5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me.Selah
• Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
• Jonah 2:2I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice.
• Acts 2:24God raised him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by death.
• Proverbs 13:14A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-51This prayer of thanksgiving (also recorded in Psalm 18) appears near the end of David's story. But David likely prayed it much earlier in his life. This prayer and Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2:1–10 together enclose the book of Samuel with an inclusio (literary bookends). Hannah was saved from being unable to have children, and David was saved from his enemies. The hymn's placement also provides a parallel to Moses. Both Moses and David's stories end with…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:6

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• Arrow
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• Rock
• Songs
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• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings