2 Samuel 22:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ The cords of Sheol were entangling me; I encountered the snares of death.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁶ The cords of the grave surrounded me; death’s traps held me tight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The ropes of Hell have encompassed me. The snares of death have intercepted me.

2 Samuel 22:6 Cross References

Psalm 116:3

The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.

Jonah 2:2

saying, “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the coils of their sin.

Psalm 140:5

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. Selah

Psalm 18:5

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

Job 36:8

And if they are bound in fetters and caught in the cords of affliction,

Luke 21:20

“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.