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 delivered from my enemies. 5The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me. The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me. 7In my distress I called to the Lord; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help. 8The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.

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 36:8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,
• Psalms 18:5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
• Proverbs 5:22The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
• Jonah 2:2and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
• Acts 2:24But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
• Proverbs 13:14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
• Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

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

• Hades
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In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• 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