2 Samuel 22:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;”
2 Samuel 22:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 22:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 22:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.”
2 Samuel 22:6 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 22:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.”
2 Samuel 22:6 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 22:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.”
2 Samuel 22:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 22:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;”
2 Samuel 22:6 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 22:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee.”
2 Samuel 22:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 22:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 22
4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
7 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.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
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What Does 2 Samuel 22:6 Mean?
2 Samuel 22:6 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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