2 Samuel 22:6 - Printer Friendly

ESV: the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

NIV: The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

NASB: The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

CSB: The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

NLT: The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.

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

NKJV: The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

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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