Parallel Verses
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.
Amplified
“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted 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
The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
6
The snares of death confronted me.
Cross References
Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death became tangled around me. The fear of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
Job 36:8
But if men are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,
Psalm 18:5
The cords of the grave surrounded me. The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 140:5
Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities will catch the wicked. He will be held with the cords of his sins.
Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27
Respect for Jehovah is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Jonah 2:2
He said: I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.
Acts 2:24
God resurrected him, loosing the pains of death. This is because it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.