2 Samuel 22:38
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- KJV
- I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
- WEB
- I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
- ASV
- I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
- DARBY
- I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
- BLB
- I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and neither did I turn back again until they were consumed.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil forfølge mine fiender og ødelegge dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.
- OTB
- Jeg forfulgte mine fiender og beseiret dem,
Og jeg vendte ikke tilbake før de var ødelagt. - B1930
- Jeg vil forfølge mine fiender og ødelegge dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 21:8–9
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:18–25
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Read in context2 Samuel 10:14
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
Read in context2 Samuel 8:1–2
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
Read in contextRomans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Read in context2 Samuel 8:13–14
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
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