2 Samuel 22:9

2 Samuel 22:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
• New International Version (NIV)Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:9

7In my distress I called upon the Lord; I cried out to my God, And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice; My cry for help came into His ears. 8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the heavens trembled And were shaken, because He was angry. Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. 10He 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.

2 Samuel 22:9 word by word

עָלָ֤ה עָשָׁן֙ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• a smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• out of his nostrilsאַף'aph · face: noseH639
• and fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• out of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• were kindledבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:9

• 2 Samuel 22:16The channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
• Exodus 15:7In the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow and annihilate those [adversaries] who rise [in rebellion] against You; You send out Your fury, and it consumes them like chaff.
• Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
• Exodus 24:17In the sight of the Israelites the appearance of the glory and brilliance of the Lord was like consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled by My anger, And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world), It devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• Job 4:9By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
• Job 41:20Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and [as from] burning rushes.
• Psalms 18:8Smoke went up from His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
• Isaiah 30:27Now look, the name of the Lord comes from far away, Burning with His anger, and heavy with smoke; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue is like a consuming fire.
• Jeremiah 5:14Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts, “Because you [people] have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words a fire in your mouth [Jeremiah] And this people wood, and My words will consume them.
• Jeremiah 15:14Then I will make your enemies bring [you along with] your possessions Into a land which you do not know [for there you will serve your conquerors]; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, Which will burn upon you.”
• Hebrews 12:29for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.
• Habakkuk 3:5Before Him goes the pestilence [of judgment as in Egypt], And [the burning] plague [of condemnation] follows at His feet [as in Sennacherib’s army].

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:9

• 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 22:9

• Anger

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Coal
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Nose; Nostrils
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament

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