2 Samuel 22:18
in 2 Samuel 22He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
KJV
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He drew me out of deep waters
on 2 Samuel 22:17-20
He “took hold of me” and “drew me out of deep waters”, the picture carried in Moses’ own name, drawn out. Keil and Delitzsch hear an echo of Israel’s rescue at the sea. The open place of verse 20 answers the tight danger of the verses before it.
This site's exposition
from foes too mighty for me
The powerful enemy is singular, and the next clause widens it to every foe. The heading at verse 1 names Saul beside all David's enemies. John Gill's King James text reads too strong, a plain confession of weakness.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. See Gill on Psa 18:17.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יַצִּילֵ֕נִי | yatzileni | he rescued me | H5337 → | 212 times |
| מֵאֹיְבִ֖י | meoyevi | from enemy my | H341 → | 282 times |
| עָ֑ז | ʾaz | mighty | H5794 → | |
| מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔י | misoneai | from [those who] hate me | H8130 → | 146 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָמְצ֖וּ | ʾametzu | they were [too] strong | H553 → | |
| מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mimeni | for me | H4480 → | 1188 times |
יַצִּילֵ֕נִיhe rescued me
yatzileniH5337 →212 times
מֵאֹיְבִ֖יfrom enemy my
meoyeviH341 →282 times
עָ֑זmighty
ʾazH5794 →
מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יfrom [those who] hate me
misoneaiH8130 →146 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אָמְצ֖וּthey were [too] strong
ʾametzuH553 →
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃for me
mimeniH4480 →1188 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:37
David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Philippians 1:12–14
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
- Psalms 22:21
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- 1 Samuel 17:37
Through
Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Romans 8:31
Through
Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
it leads to
- Psalms 58:6
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Psalms 58:6
Through
2 Corinthians 1:10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:10
To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- 1 Timothy 4:10
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.