2 Samuel 22:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 22:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 22

⁴ I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

⁵ For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

⁶ The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

⁷ In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

⁸ Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

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