2 Samuel 22:24
in 2 Samuel 22And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
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ASV
I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
KJV
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseGod had recompensed him, though not for his righteousness, as if that had merited any thing at the hand of God, yet according to his righteousness, which he was well pleased with, and had an eye to.
This site's exposition
kept myself from iniquity
on 2 Samuel 22:24-25
David repeats his claim: “I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity”. Matthew Henry ties it to a restraint the book has told, David’s refusal to kill Saul when he twice had the power. John Gill reads the repeat as a settled pattern of life.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. See Gill on Psa 18:23.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה | vaehyeh | and I was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תָמִ֖ים | tamim | blameless | H8549 → | 91 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה | vaeshtamerah | and I kept myself ! | H8104 → | 468 times |
| מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃ | meavoni | from iniquity my | H5771 → | 233 times |
וָאֶהְיֶ֥הand I was
vaehyehH1961 →3559 times
תָמִ֖יםblameless
tamimH8549 →91 times
ל֑וֹto <the> him
lo
וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הand I kept myself !
vaeshtamerahH8104 →468 times
מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃from iniquity my
meavoniH5771 →233 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
Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
- Philippians 2:16
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
Through
Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- Romans 8:28–30
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 2 Timothy 1:9
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
