2 Samuel 22:6
in 2 Samuel 22The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
KJV
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised
on 2 Samuel 22:4-6
David names the danger three times in three verses, the waves of death, the floods of ungodly men, and the sorrows of hell, piling up the imagery of drowning and the grave together. Adam Clarke notes that while these words fit David's own history, in their fullest sense they belong to the Messiah alone, who met death and hell in earnest. The word prevented in verse six carries its old sense of came before or overtook rather than hindered, so the snares of death had already closed on him before he cried out.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. See Gill on Psa 18:5.
The floods of Belial, the wicked one, and his wicked instruments, made him afraid; he trembled to see not only earth, but death and hell, in arms against him. (2.) That his deliverance was an answer to prayer,
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֶבְלֵ֥י | chevlei | [the] cords of | H2256 → | 62 times |
| שְׁא֖וֹל | sheol | Sheol | H7585 → | |
| סַבֻּ֑נִי | sabuni | they surrounded me | H5437 → | 161 times |
| קִדְּמֻ֖נִי | kidemuni | they confronted me | H6923 → | |
| מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ | mokeshei- | [the] snares of | H4170 → | |
| מָֽוֶת׃ | mavet | death | H4194 → | 156 times |
חֶבְלֵ֥י[the] cords of
chevleiH2256 →62 times
שְׁא֖וֹלSheol
sheolH7585 →
סַבֻּ֑נִיthey surrounded me
sabuniH5437 →161 times
קִדְּמֻ֖נִיthey confronted me
kidemuniH6923 →
מֹֽקְשֵׁי־[the] snares of
mokeshei-H4170 →
מָֽוֶת׃death
mavetH4194 →156 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
Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
it leads to
- Psalms 18:4–6
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 120:1
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Psalms 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 34:6
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalms 18:4–6
Through
Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
- Acts 2:32
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- 1 Peter 1:21
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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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.