2 Samuel 22:12

2 Samuel 22:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
• New International Version (NIV)He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:12

10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. 11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. 13From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth. 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

2 Samuel 22:12 word by word

וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־מַ֖יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• He madeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• a canopyסֻכָּהsûkkâh · boothH5521
• around Himסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• a gatheringחַשְׁרָהchashrâh · collectionH2841
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and thick cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• ·שַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:12

• 2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
• Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
• Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:12

• 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 22:12

• Darkness

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Pavilion
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Make, Maker
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Sky

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