2 Samuel 22:38

Good News Translation

I pursue my enemies and defeat them; I do not stop until I destroy them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I pursue my enemies and destroy them;I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

Hebrew Names Version
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until they were consumed.

King James Version
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

Lexham English Bible
I pursued those who hate me, and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until finishing them.

English Standard Version
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.

New Century Version
I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I did not quit till they were destroyed.

New English Translation
I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

Amplified Bible
"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).

New American Standard Bible
"I pursued my enemies and eliminated them, And I did not turn back until they were finished off.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntill I had consumed them.

Legacy Standard Bible
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Contemporary English Version
I kept chasing my enemies until I caught them and destroyed them.

Complete Jewish Bible
"I pursued my enemies and wiped them out, without turning back until they were destroyed.

Darby Translation
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.

Easy-to-Read Version
I chased my enemies and defeated them. I did not stop until they were destroyed.

George Lamsa Translation
I will pursue my enemies and will overtake them, and will not turn back until I have consumed them.

Literal Translation
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; and I did not turn until they were consumed.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I wyl folowe vpon myne enemies, and destroye the: and wyl not turne backe agayne, tyll I haue broughte them to naught.

American Standard Version
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Bible in Basic English
I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I haue folowed vpon myne enemies, and destroyed them: and turned not againe, vntill I had consumed them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

King James Version (1611)
I haue pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them: and turned not againe vntill I had consumed them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.

English Revised Version
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Berean Standard Bible
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal pursue myn enemyes, and Y schal al to-breke hem; and Y schal not turne ayen, til Y waste hem.

Young's Literal Translation
I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

Update Bible Version
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until they were consumed.

Webster's Bible Translation
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

World English Bible
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until they were consumed.

New King James Version
"I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

New Living Translation
"I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered.

New Life Bible
I went after those who hated me and destroyed them. I did not return until they were destroyed.

New Revised Standard
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I pursued my foes, and destroyed them, - and returned not, till they were consumed;

Douay-Rheims Bible
I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.

Revised Standard Version
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Contextual Overview

² The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. ³ My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. He is my savior; he protects me and saves me from violence. ⁴ I call to the Lord , and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord ! ⁵ The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me. ⁶ The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me. ⁷ In my trouble I called to the Lord ; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help. ⁸ Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered because God was angry! ⁹ Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth. ¹⁰ He tore the sky open and came down, with a dark cloud under his feet. ¹¹ He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Samuel 5:18-25, 2 Samuel 8:1, 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Samuel 8:14, 2 Samuel 10:14, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9, Romans 8:37

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:7 - shall cause 1 Chronicles 17:8 - have cut off

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them. :-.