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King James Version (1611 Edition)

2 Samuel 22:38

I haue pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them: and turned not againe vntill I had consumed them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - God;   Strength;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Obedience;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

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.
Good News Translation
I pursue my enemies and defeat them; I do not stop until I destroy 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.
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 And he said, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: 3 The God of my rocke, in him will I trust: hee is my shield, and the horne of my saluation, my high tower, and my refuge, my Sauiour; thou sauest me from violence. 4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies. 5 When the waues of death compassed me: the floods of vngodly men made me afraid. 6 The sorowes of Hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me. 7 In my distresse I called vpon the Lord, and cryed to my God, and hee did heare my voice out of his Temple, and my crie did enter into his eares. 8 Then the earth shooke and trembled: the foundations of heauen mooued and shooke, because hee was wroth. 9 There went vp a smoake out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured: coales were kindled by it. 10 Hee bowed the heauens also and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feete. 11 And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: and hee was seene vpon the wings of the winde.

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. :-.


 
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