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.
KJV
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.
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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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
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 16:14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
1 Kings 22:31But 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 13:7Awake, 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 21:38But 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 26:31Then 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 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
John 18:4Jesus 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.
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 18:20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Frequently asked questions
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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