I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
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I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 22:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 21:8-9 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you. You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
- 2 Samuel 5:18-25 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.” David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. They left their images there; and David and his men took them away. The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees. When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.” David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
- 2 Samuel 8:1-2 After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines. He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
- 2 Samuel 8:13-14 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt. He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- 2 Samuel 10:14 When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
- Romans 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 38. I pursue… destroy — These verbs are in…
38. I pursue… destroy — These verbs are in the future tense in the Hebrew, but we translate them in the present tense as designating not so much what David expects or threatens to do, as the confident assurance of what he is now able to do by the help of God.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38–43. David’s destruction of his enemies
38–43. David’s destruction of his enemies
38. destroyed them] In Psa_18:37, “overtaken them,” an echo of Exo_15:9.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (38) Destroyed them.—In the psalm, “overtaken them,” an expression…
(38) Destroyed them.—In the psalm, “overtaken them,” an expression intended to suggest the same thing as the plain expression here. The second clauses are identical in the original.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither…
Vers. 38-40.
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until I had consumed them. And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, and they arose not; Yea, they fell under my feet. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast made them that rose against me to bow under me.
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In the Psalms, for destroyed we find "overtaken," and the second "I have consumed them" is omitted. This exultation of David at the result of his wars is in accordance with the harsh treatment inflicted by him upon the vanquished. His enemies were God"s enemies, whom he must consume. The "new commandment" of Christianity forbids and condemns this delight in conquest.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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David continues his song to Yahweh.
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pursued my enemies
"chased my enemies"
I devoured them and smashed them
Here David compares himself to a wild animal. AT: "I completely destroyed them like a wild animal devouring its prey" (See: Metaphor)
under my feet
Here "feet" refers to the power and control of victory over his enemies. (See: Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:38-40 David’s military accomplishments before he became king were…
22:38-40 David’s military accomplishments before he became king were impressive (see 1 Sam 17:12-58; 18:17-30; 23:1-5; 30:1-31). Yet rather than exalting himself, David glorified God and gave him the credit.
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