2Sa 22:2 | TNotes | STEP | 22:2 Hannah had said, “there is no Rock like our God” (1 Sam 2:2 ), while David said, the Lord is my rock , which recalls God’s rescue of David from Saul at the Rock of Escape (1 Sam 23:28 ). The Hebrew word translated “rock” in 22:3 (different from 22:2 ) refers in 1 Sam 24:2 to “the rocks of the wild goats,” where Saul suspected that David was hiding. • fortress: The same word referred to David’s physical “stronghold” (1 Sam 22:4 ), where David and his men sought refuge from Saul.

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‏ 2 Samuel 22:2

22:2 ^a Hannah had said, “there is no Rock like our God” (1 Sam 2:2 ^b), while David said, the Lord is my rock, which recalls God’s rescue of David from Saul at the Rock of Escape (1 Sam 23:28 ^c). The Hebrew word translated “rock” in 22:3 ^d (different from 22:2 ^e) refers in 1 Sam 24:2 ^f to “the rocks of the wild goats,” where Saul suspected that David was hiding.

• fortress: The same word referred to David’s physical “stronghold” (1 Sam 22:4 ^g), where David and his men sought refuge from Saul.