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2 Samuel 22:21

22:20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

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

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

22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

What does 2 Samuel 22:21 mean?

2 Samuel 22:21 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), גָּמַל (gâmal), צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
rewardedגָּמַלgâmal/gaw-mal'/H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
me
according
to
my
righteousness:צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
according
to
the
cleannessבֹּרbôr/bore/H1252purify
of
my
handsיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
hath
he
recompensedשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
me.

Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:21

HENRY_FULL · 2 Samuel 22:21
"introduction" The contest between David and Absalom is now hasting towards a crisis. It must be determined by the sword, and preparation is made accordingly in this chapter. I. Absalom calls a council of war, in which Ahithophel urges despatch ( ver. 1-4 ), but Hushai recommends deliberation ( ver. 5-13 ); and Hushai's counsel is agreed to ( ver. 14 ), for vexation at which Ahithophel hangs himself, ver. 23 . II. Secret intelligence is sent to David (but with much difficulty) of their proceedings, ver. 15-21 . III. David marches to the other side Jordan ( ver. 22-24 ), and there his camp is victualled by some of his friends in that country, ver. 27-29 . IV. Absalom and his forces march after him into the land of Gilead on the other side Jordan, ver. 25, 26 . There we shall, in the next chapter, find the cause decided by a battle: hitherto, every thing has looked black upon poor David, but now the day of his deliverance begins to dawn. Hushai's Counsel. ( b. c

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Deuteronomy 25:18

How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

2 Samuel 16:14

And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

1 Kings 22:31

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

Matthew 21:38

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

Matthew 26:31

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

John 11:50

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

John 18:4

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

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Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 22:21.

Numbers 35:25

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

Psalms 18:20

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

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What does 2 Samuel 22:21 say?

2 Samuel 22:21 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me."

Is 2 Samuel 22:21 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 22:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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