2 Samuel 22:10

2 Samuel 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
• New International Version (NIV)He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:10

8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the heavens trembled And were shaken, because He was angry. 9Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. 11He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared upon the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֥ט שָׁמַ֖יִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He bowedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• also, and came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and darknessעֲרָפֶל‛ărâphel · cloudH6205
• under his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:10

• Psalms 144:5Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
• Exodus 20:21So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
• Deuteronomy 4:11You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the [very] heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom.
• 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness [of the cloud].
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Psalms 104:3Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
• Luke 23:44It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-20David clearly explains how God listened to him (2 Samuel 22:7). He describes God's rescue as a theophany (a visible sign of God's presence; see study notes on Exodus 19:16–25; Deuteronomy 1:33), which reminds us of God's appearance at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16–20; compare Judges 5:4–5).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:10

• Darkness

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings