2 Samuel 22:38
I pursued my foes, and destroyed them,—and returned not, till they were consumed;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
In Context
37Thou didst widen my stepping-places, under me,—so that mine ankles faltered not:
39So I consumed them, and crushed them, and they rose not again,—thus fell they under my feet:
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:18Now, the Philistines, had come,—and had spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 8:1And it came to pass, after this, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them,—and David took the bridle of the metropolis, out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 10:14And, when, the sons of Ammon, saw that the Syrians had fled, then fled they before Abishai, and entered the city,—so Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and entered Jerusalem.
Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things, we are more than conquering through him that hath loved us.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →