2 Samuel 4:9
in 2 Samuel 4But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
KJV
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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This verse in 2 Samuel 4
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHe expresses himself thus resolutely, to prevent the making of any intercession for the criminals by those about him, and thus piously to intimate that his dependence was upon God for the putting of him in possession of the promised throne, and that he would not be beholden to any man to help him to it by any indirect or unlawful practices.
This site's exposition
who hath redeemed my soul
on 2 Samuel 4:9-12
David answers by naming the earlier case himself: the man who told him Saul was dead expecting a reward was taken and killed at Ziklag, 1:14-16, for laying hands on the Lord's anointed. Ish-bosheth carried no such anointing, yet David judges the count that does apply, a righteous man killed in his own house on his bed, and rules the same way a second time within one book. He hands the sentence to his own young men rather than to Joab, and the killers' hands and feet are cut off and hung over the pool at Hebron while Ish-bosheth's head is buried in Abner's own grave, the general whose death opened this chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: 3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) 4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet.
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And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity - This was, in David’s case, a very proper view of the goodness and watchful providence of God towards him. His life was frequently in danger; murderers had often laid wait for it: but God, the living God, had always redeemed that life from all adversity; and called on him now to punish such evil-minded and blood-thirsty men.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
He thought I would reward him for his good tidings. He thought he was making me happy in order that I should reward him for his good tidings.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֨עַן | vaiyaan | and he answered | H6030 → | 331 times |
| דָּוִ֜ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רֵכָ֣ב׀ | rekhav | Rechab | H7394 → | 13 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בַּעֲנָ֣ה | baanah | Baanah | H1196 → | 9 times |
| אָחִ֗יו | ʾachiv | brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
| בְּנֵ֛י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רִמּ֥וֹן | rimon | Rimmon | H7417 → | 16 times |
| הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י | habeeroti | the Beerothite | H886 → | 5 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶ֑ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָ֕ה | yahweh | of Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּדָ֥ה | padah | he has ransomed | H6299 → | 59 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַפְשִׁ֖י | nafshi | life my | H5315 → | 754 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צָרָֽה׃ | tzarah | trouble | H6869 → |
וַיַּ֨עַןand he answered
vaiyaanH6030 →331 times
דָּוִ֜דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רֵכָ֣ב׀Rechab
rekhavH7394 →13 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בַּעֲנָ֣הBaanah
baanahH1196 →9 times
אָחִ֗יוbrother his
ʾachivH251 →630 times
בְּנֵ֛י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
רִמּ֥וֹןRimmon
rimonH7417 →16 times
הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יthe Beerothite
habeerotiH886 →5 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לָהֶ֑םto <the> them
lahem
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
יְהוָ֕הof Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
פָּדָ֥הhe has ransomed
padahH6299 →59 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַפְשִׁ֖יlife my
nafshiH5315 →754 times
מִכָּל־from every
mikolH3605 →5413 times
צָרָֽה׃trouble
tzarahH6869 →
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 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Luke 1:74
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
Through
Psalms 103:4who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
it leads to
- Psalms 34:22
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 56:13
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 71:23
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
- 1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
- Psalms 34:22
About 2 Samuel
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
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.