2 Samuel 22:38 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 22:38

36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your gentleness has made me great.

37 You ^aenlarged my path under me;
So my feet did not slip.

38 “I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

39 And I have destroyed them and wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen ^aunder my feet.

40 For You have¹ ^aarmed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me ^bthose who rose against me.

41 You have also¹ given me the ^anecks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.

42 They looked, but there was none to save;
Even ^ato the Lord, but He did not answer them.

43 Then I beat them as fine ^aas the dust of the earth;
I trod them ^blike dirt in the streets,
And I¹ spread them out.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 22:38

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

Amplified® Bible
I have 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.

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

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

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

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

New International Version
"I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until I had consumed them.

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

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

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