2 Samuel 22:24

2 Samuel 22:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:24

22For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. 23I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. 25The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. 26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

2 Samuel 22:24 word by word

וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה תָמִ֖ים ל֑וֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was also uprightתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• before him, and have keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• myself from mine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:24

• Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.
• Job 1:1There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
• Psalms 51:6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.
• John 1:47As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:11Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
• Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:24

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24David wrote these words long before his sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 22:1). His statement about being blameless does not mean he was perfect. He was just saying he had kept the covenant and followed its law.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:24

• Decision
• Faithfulness

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Perfect; Perfection
• 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