6The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.


In Context

3 God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

4 I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

5 For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

6 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.

7 In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

2 Samuel 22:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The cords of Sheol were round about me: the snares of death came upon me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;