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2 Samuel 22:51

22:50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

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He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”

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

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

What does 2 Samuel 22:51 mean?

2 Samuel 22:51 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִגְדּוֹל (Migdôwl), יְשׁוּעָה (yᵉshûwʻâh), מֶלֶךְ (melek). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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He
is
the
towerמִגְדּוֹלMigdôwl/mig-dole'/H4024Migdol, a place in Egypt
of
salvationיְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
for
his
king:מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
and
shewethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
to
his
anointed,מָשִׁיחַmâshîyach/maw-shee'-akh/H4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
unto
David,דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
and
to
his
seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
forעַדʻad/ad/H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
evermore.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:51

HENRY_FULL · 2 Samuel 22:51
duction" This chapter puts a period to Absalom's rebellion and life, and so makes way for David to his throne again, whither the next chapter brings him back in peace and triumph. We have here, I. David's preparations to engage the rebels, ver. 1-5 . II. The total defeat of Absalom's party and their dispersion, ver. 6-8 . III. The death of Absalom, and his burial, ver. 9-18 . IV. The bringing of the tidings to David, who tarried at Mahanaim, ver. 19-32 . V. His bitter lamentation for Absalom, ver. 33 . Preparations for Battle. ( b.

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Judges 7:16

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. a trumpet: Heb. trumpets in the hand of all of them lamps: or, firebrands, or, torches

Judges 7:19

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

Judges 9:43

And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

2 Samuel 10:7

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

2 Samuel 15:19

Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

2 Samuel 17:11

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. that thou: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc

Psalms 3:6

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

Psalms 27:1

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 22:51.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 14:2

That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Psalms 18:50

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

Psalms 28:8

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. their: or, his saving: Heb. strength of salvations

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What does 2 Samuel 22:51 say?

2 Samuel 22:51 (King James Version) reads: "He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore."

Is 2 Samuel 22:51 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 22:51 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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