King James Version
2 Samuel 22:6 in the King James Version says “The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; sorrows: or, cords” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; sorrows: or, cords”
2 Samuel 22:6 · KJV
I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; waves: or, pangs ungodly: Heb. Belial
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; sorrows: or, cords
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.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of hell”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
“compassed me about”
H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
“prevented”
H6923to project (one self), i.e., precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
“the snares”
H4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
“of death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
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