2 Samuel 22:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: "For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;

NIV: The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

NASB: For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified me;

CSB: For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

NLT: 'The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.

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

NKJV: “When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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