King James Version
2 Samuel 22:38 in the King James Version says “I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.”
2 Samuel 22:38 · KJV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. made: Heb. multiplied me
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. feet: Heb. ankles
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. subdued: Heb. caused to bow
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I have pursued”
H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“them and turned not again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“until I had consumed”
H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
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