Reference

2 Samuel 22:6

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
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I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

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The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

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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.

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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
60% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Sheol / The Grave

The phrase "sorrows of hell" could be interpreted metaphorically as extreme distress or suffering, rather than a literal reference to a place of the dead. Similarly, "snares of death" refers to the threat of dying, not the state of being dead.