Parallel Verses
Amplified
“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
New American Standard Bible
The snares of death confronted me.
King James Version
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
Holman Bible
the snares of death confronted me.
International Standard Version
Binding ropes from Sheol entangled me while lethal snares hindered me.
A Conservative Version
The cords of Sheol were round about me. The snares of death came upon me.
American Standard Version
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
Bible in Basic English
The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
Darby Translation
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
Julia Smith Translation
The pangs of hades surrounded me; The snares of death anticipated me;
King James 2000
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me;
Lexham Expanded Bible
The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Modern King James verseion
The sorrows of hell hemmed me in. The snares of death went in front of me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The cords of hell have compassed me about, and the snares of death have overtaken me.
NET Bible
The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.
New Heart English Bible
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
The Emphasized Bible
the meshes of hades, had surrounded me, - the snares of death had confronted me,
Webster
The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;
World English Bible
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
Youngs Literal Translation
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.
Interlinear
Chebel
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
5
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of
“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
Cross References
Psalm 116:3
The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
Job 36:8
“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity],
And held by cords of affliction,
Psalm 18:5
The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 140:5
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah.
Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain and source of life,
So that one may avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that leads to obedience and worship] is a fountain of life,
So that one may avoid the snares of death.
Jonah 2:2
and said,
And He answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
And You heard my voice.
Acts 2:24
But God raised Him up, releasing Him and bringing an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in death’s power.