2 Samuel 22:36
in 2 Samuel 22You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
KJV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
teacheth my hands to war
on 2 Samuel 22:35-37
He teacheth my hands to war credits training in combat itself to God, and the bow of steel broken by mine arms is a soldier crediting skill rather than raw force, Matthew Henry notes it was dexterity as much as strength. Thy gentleness hath made me great sits deliberately beside the war language around it, so the song credits the same God for the battles won and for the patient dealing that shaped the man who could win them. Enlarged steps under me answers the strait place of the earlier verses, room to walk without stumbling where before there was only flood and snare.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. See Gill on Psa 18:35.
To magnify the salvation, he observes, (1.) That the danger was very great and threatening out of which he was delivered.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּתֶּן־ | vatiten- | and you gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִ֖י | li | to <the> me | ||
| מָגֵ֣ן | magen | [the] shield of | H4043 → | 63 times |
| יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ | yishekha | salvation your | H3468 → | 36 times |
| וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖ | vaanotekha | and answering your | H6038 → | |
| תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃ | tarbeni | you make great me | H7235 → | 227 times |
וַתִּתֶּן־and you gave
vatiten-H5414 →2011 times
לִ֖יto <the> me
li
מָגֵ֣ן[the] shield of
magenH4043 →63 times
יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָsalvation your
yishekhaH3468 →36 times
וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖and answering your
vaanotekhaH6038 →
תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃you make great me
tarbeniH7235 →227 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
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
it leads to
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Proverbs 2:7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 85:12
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- Psalms 34:9–10
Through
Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Ephesians 6:16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:8–9
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- 1 Peter 5:8–9
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.