2 Samuel 22:6 “The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.”

2 Samuel 22:6

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee.

Darby Translation

The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

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Cross references

“sorrows”

Psalm 116:3 Job 36:8 Psalm 18:5 Psalm 140:5 Proverbs 5:22 Jonah 2:2

Psalm 116:3 · BSB

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Job 36:8 · BSB

And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

Psalm 18:5 · BSB

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Psalm 140:5 · BSB

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Proverbs 5:22 · BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Jonah 2:2 · BSB

saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

“the snares”

Proverbs 13:14 Proverbs 14:27

Proverbs 13:14 · BSB

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:27 · BSB

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

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