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2 Samuel 22 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

2 Samuel 22 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb H341 6 hating, adversary
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ H3467 5 be open, wide
תָּמִים tâmîym H8549 4 entire, integrity
צוּר tsûwr H6697 4 cliff, compressed
אֵל ʼêl H410 4 strength, mighty
יֶשַׁע yeshaʻ H3468 3 liberty, deliverance
מָגֵן mâgên H4043 3 shield, protector

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Alexander MacLaren 2 Matthew Henry 1

“DAVID'S HYMN OF VICTORY For Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that, rose up against me hast Thou subdued under me. 41. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 42. They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but He answered them not. 43. Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 44. …”

— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, on 2 Samuel 22:40–51 (Public Domain)

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