Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Teaching my hands to the war, And bringing down the brazen bow by mine arm.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Holman Bible
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
International Standard Version
He has trained my hands for battle readiness I can bend a bow made out of bronze.
A Conservative Version
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
American Standard Version
He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Amplified
“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
Bible in Basic English
He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
Darby Translation
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
King James 2000
He teaches my hands to make war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Modern King James verseion
He teaches my hands to war, so that my hands may bend a bow of bronze.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.
NET Bible
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.
New Heart English Bible
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
The Emphasized Bible
Teaching my hands, to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;
Webster
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
World English Bible
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
Youngs Literal Translation
Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
Themes
Bow » A weapon » Made of brass (rv)
Greatness » What makes you great
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
34 Setting my feet as the hinds: And upon the heights will he cause me to stand. 35 Teaching my hands to the war, And bringing down the brazen bow by mine arm. 36 And thou wilt give to me the shield of thy salvation, and thine answer will multiply me.
Cross References
Psalm 144:1
. To David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, teaching my hands for the encounter, my fingers for war;
Psalm 18:33-34
Setting my feet as the hinds, and he will cause me to stand upon my heights.
Psalm 46:9
Causing wars to cease even to the end of the earth; he will break the bow, and be cut off the spear, and he will burn the cars in fire.
Ezekiel 39:3
And I struck thy bow out of thy left hand, and thine arrows will I cause to fall from thy right hand.
Ezekiel 39:9-10
And they dwelling in the cities of Israel went forth and kindled and set on fire with the weapons and the shield and the buckler, with the bow and with the arrows, and with the rods of the hand and with the spear, and they burnt a fire with them seven years: