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David’s Song of Deliverance

2 Samuel 22:38

In 11 translations

BSB
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
KJV
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
WEB
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
ASV
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
LSV
I pursue my enemies and destroy them, || And I do not turn until they are consumed.
YLT
I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
DBY
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
DRC
I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.
GNV
I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntill I had consumed them.
JPS
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
LXXE
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.

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Original-language editions

WLC
אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אֹיְבַ֖י וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑ם וְלֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Διώξω ἐχθρούς μου, καὶ ἀφανιῶ αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἀναστρέψω ἕως ἂν συντελέσω αὐτούς.

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◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 21:8–9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will…
  • 2 Samuel 5:18–25Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will…
  • 2 Samuel 8:13–14And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made…
  • 2 Samuel 8:1–2Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a…
  • 2 Samuel 10:14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
  • Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

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