2 Samuel 22:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.”

2 Samuel 22:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 22:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 22:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.”

2 Samuel 22:21 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.”

2 Samuel 22:21 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.”

2 Samuel 22:21 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. ”

2 Samuel 22:21 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 22:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.”

2 Samuel 22:21 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 22:21 in Context — 2 Samuel 22

19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

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What Does 2 Samuel 22:21 Mean?

2 Samuel 22:21 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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