2 Samuel 22:38

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

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  • 2 Sam 5:18-25 : 18 and the Philistines have come, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David asketh of Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up unto the Philistines? dost Thou give them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith unto David, `Go up, for I certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.' 20 And David cometh in to Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and saith, `Jehovah hath broken forth `on' mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters;' therefore he hath called the name of that place Baal-Perazim. 21 And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up. 22 And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim, 23 and David asketh of Jehovah, and He saith, `Thou dost not go up, turn round unto their rear, and thou hast come to them over-against the mulberries, 24 and it cometh to pass, in thy hearing the sound of a stepping in the tops of the mulberries, then thou dost move sharply, for then hath Jehovah gone out before thee to smite in the camp of the Philistines.' 25 And David doth so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smiteth the Philistines from Geba unto thy coming to Gazer.
  • 2 Sam 8:1-2 : 1 And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.
  • 2 Sam 8:13-14 : 13 And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt -- eighteen thousand; 14 and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.
  • 2 Sam 10:14 : 14 and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.
  • Ps 21:8-9 : 8 Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters. 9 Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.
  • Rom 8:37 : 37 but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

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    36Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

    37I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

    38I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

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    40As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.

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    39And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

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    41And mine enemies -- Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me -- and I cut them off.

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    48God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

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