Apologetics Bible

2Samuel 22:1

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַֽיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל יְהוָה אֹתוֹ מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל׃

vayedaver-david-layhvah-'et-diverey-hashiyrah-hazo't-veyvom-hitziyl-yehvah-'otvo-mikhaf-khal-'oyevayv-vmikhaf-sha'vl

KJV: And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

AKJV: And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

ASV: And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

YLT: And David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:2

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה סַֽלְעִי וּמְצֻדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃

vayo'mar-yehvah-sale'iy-vmetzudatiy-vmefaletiy-liy

KJV: And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

AKJV: And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

ASV: and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

YLT: and he saith: `Jehovah is my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:3

Hebrew

אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃

'elohey-tzvriy-'echeseh-vvo-maginiy-veqeren-yishe'iy-mishegaviy-vmenvsiy-moshi'iy-mechamas-toshi'eniy

KJV: The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

AKJV: The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

ASV: God, my rock, in him will I take refuge;

YLT: My God is my rock--I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:4

Hebrew

מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמֵאֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

mehulal-'eqera'-yehvah-vme'oyevay-'ivashe'a

KJV: I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

AKJV: I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.

ASV: I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised:

YLT: The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:5

Hebrew

כִּי אֲפָפֻנִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָוֶת נַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃

khiy-'afafuniy-misheverey-mavet-nachaley-veliya'al-yeva'atuniy

KJV: When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

AKJV: When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

ASV: For the waves of death compassed me;

YLT: When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:6

Hebrew

חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סַבֻּנִי קִדְּמֻנִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃

cheveley-she'vol-savuniy-qidemuniy-moqeshey-mavet

KJV: The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

AKJV: The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

ASV: The cords of Sheol were round about me;

YLT: The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:7

Hebrew

בַּצַּר־לִי אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֶקְרָא וַיִּשְׁמַע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃

vatzar-liy-'eqera'-yehvah-ve'el-'elohay-'eqera'-vayishema'-meheykhalvo-qvoliy-veshave'atiy-ve'azenayv

KJV: In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

AKJV: In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

ASV: In my distress I called upon Jehovah;

YLT: In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry is in His ears,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:8

Hebrew

ותגעש וַיִּתְגָּעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מוֹסְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּֽי־חָרָה לֽוֹ׃

vtg'sh-vayitega'ash-vatire'ash-ha'aretz-mvosedvot-hashamayim-yiregazv-vayitega'ashv-khiy-charah-lvo

KJV: Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

AKJV: Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

ASV: Then the earth shook and trembled,

YLT: And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:9

Hebrew

עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

'alah-'ashan-ve'afvo-ve'esh-mifiyv-to'khel-gechaliym-va'arv-mimenv

KJV: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

AKJV: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

ASV: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,

YLT: Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:10

Hebrew

וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלָֽיו׃

vayet-shamayim-vayerad-va'arafel-tachat-ragelayv

KJV: He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

AKJV: He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

ASV: He bowed the heavens also, and came down;

YLT: And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:11

Hebrew

וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּרָא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

vayirekhav-'al-khervv-vaya'of-vayera'-'al-khanefey-rvcha

KJV: And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

AKJV: And he rode on a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen on the wings of the wind.

ASV: And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;

YLT: And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:12

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָיו סֻכּוֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃

vayashet-choshekhe-seviyvotayv-sukhvot-chasherat-mayim-'avey-shechaqiym

KJV: And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

AKJV: And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

ASV: And he made darkness pavilions round about him,

YLT: And He setteth darkness Round about Him--tabernacles, Darkness of waters--thick clouds of the skies.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:13

Hebrew

מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ בָּעֲרוּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃

minogah-negedvo-va'arv-gachaley-'esh

KJV: Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

AKJV: Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

ASV: At the brightness before him

YLT: From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:14

Hebrew

יַרְעֵם מִן־שָׁמַיִם יְהוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קוֹלֽוֹ׃

yare'em-min-shamayim-yehvah-ve'eleyvon-yiten-qvolvo

KJV: The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

AKJV: The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

ASV: Jehovah thundered from heaven,

YLT: Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:15

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצִּים וַיְפִיצֵם בָּרָק ויהמם וַיָּהֹֽם׃

vayishelach-chitziym-vayefiytzem-varaq-vyhmm-vayahom

KJV: And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

AKJV: And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

ASV: And he sent out arrows, and scattered them;

YLT: And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:16

Hebrew

וַיֵּֽרָאוּ אֲפִקֵי יָם יִגָּלוּ מֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל בְּגַעֲרַת יְהוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפּֽוֹ׃

vayera'v-'afiqey-yam-yigalv-mosedvot-tevel-vega'arat-yehvah-minishemat-rvcha-'afvo

KJV: And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

AKJV: And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

ASV: Then the channels of the sea appeared,

YLT: And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:17

Hebrew

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים׃

yishelach-mimarvom-yiqacheniy-yamesheniy-mimayim-raviym

KJV: He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

AKJV: He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

ASV: He sent from on high, he took me;

YLT: He sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:18

Hebrew

יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז מִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

yatziyleniy-me'oyeviy-'az-mishone'ay-khiy-'ametzv-mimeniy

KJV: He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

AKJV: He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

ASV: He delivered me from my strong enemy,

YLT: He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:19

Hebrew

יְקַדְּמֻנִי בְּיוֹם אֵידִי וַיְהִי יְהוָה מִשְׁעָן לִֽי׃

yeqademuniy-veyvom-'eydiy-vayehiy-yehvah-mishe'an-liy

KJV: They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

AKJV: They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

ASV: They came upon me in the day of my calamity;

YLT: They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:20

Hebrew

וַיֹּצֵא לַמֶּרְחָב אֹתִי יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי־חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

vayotze'-lamerechav-'otiy-yechaletzeniy-khiy-chafetz-viy

KJV: He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

AKJV: He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

ASV: He brought me forth also into a large place;

YLT: And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:21

Hebrew

יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃

yigemeleniy-yehvah-khetzideqatiy-khevor-yaday-yashiyv-liy

KJV: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

AKJV: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

ASV: Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness;

YLT: Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:22

Hebrew

כִּי שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃

khiy-shamaretiy-darekhey-yehvah-velo'-rasha'etiy-me'elohay

KJV: For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

AKJV: For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

ASV: For I have kept the ways of Jehovah,

YLT: For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:23

Hebrew

כִּי כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

khiy-khal-mshftv-mishefatayv-lenegediy-vechuqotayv-lo'-'asvr-mimenah

KJV: For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

AKJV: For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

ASV: For all his ordinances were before me;

YLT: For all His judgments are before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:24

Hebrew

וָאֶהְיֶה תָמִים לוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

va'eheyeh-tamiym-lvo-va'eshetamerah-me'avniy

KJV: I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

AKJV: I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.

ASV: I was also perfect toward him;

YLT: And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:25

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׁב יְהוָה לִי כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹרִי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

vayashev-yehvah-liy-khetzideqatiy-khevoriy-leneged-'eynayv

KJV: Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

AKJV: Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

ASV: Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,

YLT: And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:26

Hebrew

עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גִּבּוֹר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

'im-chasiyd-titechasad-'im-givvor-tamiym-titamam

KJV: With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

AKJV: With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.

ASV: With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful;

YLT: With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:27

Hebrew

עִם־נָבָר תִּתָּבָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃

'im-navar-titavar-ve'im-'iqesh-titafal

KJV: With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

AKJV: With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the fraudulent you will show yourself unsavory.

ASV: With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure;

YLT: With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:28

Hebrew

וְאֶת־עַם עָנִי תּוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינֶיךָ עַל־רָמִים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

ve'et-'am-'aniy-tvoshiy'a-ve'eyneykha-'al-ramiym-tashefiyl

KJV: And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

AKJV: And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

ASV: And the afflicted people thou wilt save;

YLT: And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:29

Hebrew

כִּֽי־אַתָּה נֵירִי יְהוָה וַיהוָה יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃

khiy-'atah-neyriy-yehvah-vayhvah-yagiyha-chashekhiy

KJV: For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

AKJV: For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

ASV: For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah;

YLT: For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:30

Hebrew

כִּי בְכָה אָרוּץ גְּדוּד בֵּאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃

khiy-vekhah-'arvtz-gedvd-ve'lohay-'adaleg-shvr

KJV: For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

AKJV: For by you I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

ASV: For by thee I run upon a troop;

YLT: For by Thee I run--a troop, By my God I leap a wall.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:31

Hebrew

הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃

ha'el-tamiym-darekhvo-'imerat-yehvah-tzervfah-magen-hv'-lekhol-hachosiym-vvo

KJV: As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

AKJV: As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

ASV: As for God, his way is perfect:

YLT: God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:32

Hebrew

כִּי מִי־אֵל מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

khiy-miy-'el-mivale'adey-yehvah-vmiy-tzvr-mivale'adey-'eloheynv

KJV: For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

AKJV: For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

ASV: For who is God, save Jehovah?

YLT: For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:33

Hebrew

הָאֵל מָעוּזִּי חָיִל וַיַּתֵּר תָּמִים דרכו דַּרְכִּֽי׃

ha'el-ma'vziy-chayil-vayater-tamiym-drkhv-darekhiy

KJV: God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

AKJV: God is my strength and power: and he makes my way perfect.

ASV: God is my strong fortress;

YLT: God--my bulwark, my strength, And He maketh perfect my way;

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:34

Hebrew

מְשַׁוֶּה רגליו רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמוֹתַי יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃

meshaveh-rglyv-ragelay-kha'ayalvot-ve'al-vamvotay-ya'amideniy

KJV: He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

AKJV: He makes my feet like hinds’ feet: and sets me on my high places.

ASV: He maketh his feet like hinds’ feet,

YLT: Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:35

Hebrew

מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃

melamed-yaday-lamilechamah-venichat-qeshet-nechvshah-zero'otay

KJV: He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

AKJV: He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.

ASV: He teacheth my hands to war,

YLT: Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:36

Hebrew

וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃

vatiten-liy-magen-yishe'ekha-va'anotekha-tareveniy

KJV: Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

AKJV: You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.

ASV: Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation;

YLT: And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:37

Hebrew

תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַּחְתֵּנִי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

tarechiyv-tza'adiy-tacheteniy-velo'-ma'adv-qaresulay

KJV: Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

AKJV: You have enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

ASV: Thou hast enlarged my steps under me;

YLT: Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:38

Hebrew

אֶרְדְּפָה אֹיְבַי וָאַשְׁמִידֵם וְלֹא אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

'eredefah-'oyevay-va'ashemiydem-velo'-'ashvv-'ad-khalvotam

KJV: I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

AKJV: I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

ASV: I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;

YLT: I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:39

Hebrew

וָאֲכַלֵּם וָאֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא יְקוּמוּן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי׃

va'akhalem-va'emechatzem-velo'-yeqvmvn-vayifelv-tachat-ragelay

KJV: And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

AKJV: And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yes, they are fallen under my feet.

ASV: And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise:

YLT: And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:40

Hebrew

וַתַּזְרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

vatazereniy-chayil-lamilechamah-takheriy'a-qamay-tacheteniy

KJV: For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

AKJV: For you have girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me have you subdued under me.

ASV: For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle;

YLT: And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:41

Hebrew

וְאֹיְבַי תַּתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף מְשַׂנְאַי וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

ve'oyevay-tatah-liy-'oref-meshane'ay-va'atzemiytem

KJV: Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

AKJV: You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

ASV: Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me,

YLT: And mine enemies--Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me--and I cut them off.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:42

Hebrew

יִשְׁעוּ וְאֵין מֹשִׁיעַ אֶל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃

yishe'v-ve'eyn-moshiy'a-'el-yehvah-velo'-'anam

KJV: They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

AKJV: They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.

ASV: They looked, but there was none to save;

YLT: They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:43

Hebrew

וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם כַּעֲפַר־אָרֶץ כְּטִיט־חוּצוֹת אֲדִקֵּם אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃

ve'eshechaqem-kha'afar-'aretz-khetiyt-chvtzvot-'adiqem-'ereqa'em

KJV: Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

AKJV: Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

ASV: Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth,

YLT: And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small--I spread them out!

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:44

Hebrew

וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עַמִּי תִּשְׁמְרֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃

vatefaleteniy-meriyvey-'amiy-tishemereniy-lero'sh-gvoyim-'am-lo'-yada'etiy-ya'aveduniy

KJV: Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

AKJV: You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people, you have kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

ASV: Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people;

YLT: And--Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:45

Hebrew

בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִי לִשְׁמוֹעַ אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִֽי׃

veney-nekhar-yitekhachashv-liy-lishemvo'a-'ozen-yishame'v-liy

KJV: Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

AKJV: Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

ASV: The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me:

YLT: Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:46

Hebrew

בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְגְּרוּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃

veney-nekhar-yivolv-veyachegerv-mimisegervotam

KJV: Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

AKJV: Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

ASV: The foreigners shall fade away,

YLT: Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:47

Hebrew

חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרֻם אֱלֹהֵי צוּר יִשְׁעִֽי׃

chay-yehvah-vvarvkhe-tzvriy-veyarum-'elohey-tzvr-yishe'iy

KJV: The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

AKJV: The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

ASV: Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock;

YLT: Jehovah liveth, and blessed is my Rock, And exalted is my God--The Rock of my salvation.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:48

Hebrew

הָאֵל הַנֹּתֵן נְקָמֹת לִי וּמוֹרִיד עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

ha'el-hanoten-neqamot-liy-vmvoriyd-'amiym-tacheteniy

KJV: It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

AKJV: It is God that avenges me, and that brings down the people under me.

ASV: Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,

YLT: God--who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:49

Hebrew

וּמוֹצִיאִי מֵאֹֽיְבָי וּמִקָּמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

vmvotziy'iy-me'oyevay-vmiqamay-tervomemeniy-me'iysh-chamasiym-tatziyleniy

KJV: And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

AKJV: And that brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.

ASV: And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:

YLT: And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:50

Hebrew

עַל־כֵּן אוֹדְךָ יְהוָה בַּגּוֹיִם וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽר׃

'al-khen-'vodekha-yehvah-vagvoyim-vleshimekha-'azamer

KJV: Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

AKJV: Therefore I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to your name.

ASV: Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations,

YLT: Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 22:51

Hebrew

מגדיל מִגְדּוֹל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה־חֶסֶד לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

mgdyl-migedvol-yeshv'vot-malekhvo-ve'osheh-chesed-limeshiychvo-ledavid-vlezare'vo-'ad-'volam

KJV: He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

AKJV: He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever more.

ASV: Great deliverance giveth he to his king,

YLT: Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed--unto the age!'

Exposition: 2Samuel 22:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.