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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Samuel 22:35

He trains my hands for war until my arms can bend a bow of bronze;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bow;   Steel;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - War-Peace;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   God;   Greatness;   Salvation;   Strength;   Stumbling/slipping;   Teaching;   War/weapons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Bow, the;   Iron;   War;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bow;   Copper;   Steel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arms and Armor;   Bronze;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Steel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Mining and Metals;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Steel;   Wars;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Metals;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Steel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Copper;   Hafá¹­arah;   Iron;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for March 5;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He trains my hands for war;my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Hebrew Names Version
He teaches my hands to war, So that my arms do bend a bow of brass.
King James Version
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Lexham English Bible
He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
English Standard Version
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
New Century Version
He trains my hands for battle so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
New English Translation
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.
Amplified Bible
"He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
New American Standard Bible
"He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He teacheth mine handes to fight, so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
Legacy Standard Bible
He trains my hands for battle,So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Contemporary English Version
You teach my hands to fight and my arms to use a bow of bronze.
Darby Translation
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
Easy-to-Read Version
He trains me for war so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow.
George Lamsa Translation
He teaches my hands to war, and strengthens my arms like a bow of brass.
Good News Translation
He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.
Literal Translation
teaching my hands for battle, so that my hands may bend a bow of bronze.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He teacheth my handes to fighte, and bendeth the stele bowe with myne armes.
American Standard Version
He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Bible in Basic English
He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He teacheth my handes to fight: that euen a bowe of steele is broken with myne armes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
King James Version (1611)
He teacheth my hands to warre: so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
English Revised Version
He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Berean Standard Bible
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he tauyte myn hondis to batel, and made myn armes as a brasun bouwe.
Young's Literal Translation
Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
Update Bible Version
He teaches my hands to war, So that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
Webster's Bible Translation
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
World English Bible
He teaches my hands to war, So that my arms do bend a bow of brass.
New King James Version
He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
New Living Translation
He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
New Life Bible
He makes my hands ready for battle, so that my arms can use a bow of brass.
New Revised Standard
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Teaching my hands, to war, - so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He teacheth my hands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.
Revised Standard Version
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Contextual Overview

2 He said: " Adonai is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer, 3 the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold and my refuge. My savior, you have saved me from violence. 4 I call on Adonai , who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies. 5 "For death's breakers were closing over me, the floods of B'liya‘al terrified me, 6 the ropes of Sh'ol were wrapped around me, the snares of death lay there before me. 7 In my distress I called to Adonai ; yes, I called to my God. Out of his temple he heard my voice, and my cry entered his ears. 8 "Then the earth quaked and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled. They were shaken because he was angry. 9 Smoke arose in his nostrils; and from his mouth, devouring fire, with coals blazing from it. 10 He lowered heaven and came down with thick darkness under his feet. 11 He rode on a keruv and flew, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

teacheth: Psalms 18:33, Psalms 18:34, Psalms 144:1

to war: Heb. for the war

a bow: Psalms 46:9, Ezekiel 39:3, Ezekiel 39:9, Ezekiel 39:10

Reciprocal: Job 20:24 - the bow

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. :-.


 
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