King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 22:34 Mean?
“He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. maketh: Heb. equalleth”
Context
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For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
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God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth
34
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. maketh: Heb. equalleth
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He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. to war: Heb. for the war
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. made: Heb. multiplied me
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**23-27. Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim--**A sheep-shearing feast is a grand occasion in the East. Absalom proposed to give such an entertainment at his estate in Baal-hazor, about eight miles northeast of Jerusalem near a town called Ephraim (Jos 11:10). He first invited the king and his court; but the king declining, on account of the heavy expense to which the reception of royalty would subject him [2Sa 13:25], Absalom then limited the invitation to the king's sons [2Sa 13:26], which David the more readily agreed to, in the hope that it might tend to the promotion of brotherly harmony and union.
2Sa 13:28-36. Amnon Is Slain.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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