Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
WEB
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
YLT
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.
DBT
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign