KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
2 Samuel 22:36–37
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2 Samuel 22:36
36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36Thou hast also giuen mee the shield of thy saluation: and thy gentlenesse †hath made me great.
- Hebr. multiplied me.
2 Samuel 22:37
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
37Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder me: so that my †feet did not slip.
- Hebr. ancles.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Samuel 22:36
Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
gentleness
Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
2 Samuel 22:37
Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Increased in bulk; extended in dimension; expanded; dilated; augmented; released from confinement or straits.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To lose firm footing or move out of a secure place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 36
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Open the full verse study16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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Open the full verse study14The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
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Open the full verse study11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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Open the full verse study35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
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Open the full verse study2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
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Open the full verse study1AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
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Open the full verse study17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
From verse 37
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Open the full verse study12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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Open the full verse study5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
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Open the full verse study9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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Open the full verse study3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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Open the full verse study36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
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Open the full verse study1HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
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Open the full verse study18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
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