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 upon Adonai, worthy of praise, and I was rescued from my enemies. 5For waves of death encompassed me. Torrents of Belial overwhelmed me. Cords of death entangled me. Snares of death came before me. 7In my distress I called upon Adonai, yes, I called to my God. From His Temple He heard my voice, my cry came into His ears. 8Then the earth rocked and quaked, the foundation of heaven trembled. They reeled 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 cords of affliction,
• Psalms 18:5Cords of death entangled me. Torrents of Belial overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me, and the torments of Sheol found me. I found trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 140:5Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
• Jonah 2:2Then Jonah prayed to Adonai his God from the belly of the fish,
• Acts 2:24But God raised Him up, releasing Him from the pains of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held by it.
• Proverbs 13:14Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death.
• Proverbs 14:27The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, turning one 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
• 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