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2 Samuel 22:11
11He sat on a cherub and he flew. He flew like the wind.
2 Samuel 22:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- New International Version (NIV)He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:11
9He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies. 10God caused the sky to bend as he came down. Dark clouds were under his feet. He sat on a cherub and he flew. He flew like the wind. 12God put darkness all round him. He hid himself under dark clouds that held rain. 13Bright light went in front of him. There was lightning like hot coals!
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:11 word by word
וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־כְּר֖וּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַיֵּרָ֖א עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:11
- Genesis 3:24Then God put cherubs to be guards for the garden. God put them on the east side of the garden. There was also a sword of fire that moved quickly from side to side. As a result, nobody could go near to the tree that gives life.
- Exodus 25:19One cherub will stand at one end of the lid, and one cherub will stand at the other end. The two cherubs and the lid must be one piece of gold.
- 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh and they brought back the Lord's Covenant Box. That is where the Lord Almighty sits between the cherubs. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also came with God's Covenant Box.
- Psalms 18:10He sat on a cherub and he flew. The wind carried him as he travelled.
- Psalms 68:17God has millions of chariots. The Lord has come from Sinai mountain to his own holy place.
- Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
- Psalms 99:1The Lord rules as king! People on earth should shake with fear! The Lord sits on his throne as king above the cherubs! The earth itself should shake!
- Ezekiel 9:3The bright glory of Israel's God then moved up from above the cherubs where it had been. It moved to the entrance of the temple. Then the Lord called to the man who was wearing linen clothes.
- Ezekiel 10:2The Lord said to the man who was wearing linen clothes, ‘Go between the wheels that are under the cherubs. Pick up some of the hot coals that are burning among the cherubs. Fill your hands with them. Then throw them everywhere over the city.’ Then the man did this, as I watched him.
- Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
- Psalms 104:3You have built the beams of your home on the clouds of rain. The clouds carry you as you travel, and you ride on the wind.
- Psalms 139:9If I fly away to where the sun rises in the east, or to the other side of the sea in the west, you would be there.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He rode upon a cherub, and did fly - he was seen upon the things of the wind - In the original of this sublime passage, sense and sound are astonishingly well connected. I shall insert the Hebrew, represent it in English letters for the sake of the unlearned reader, and have only to observe, he must read from the right to the left. רוח כנפי על וירא ויעף כרוב על וירכב ruach canphey al vaiyera vaiyaoph kerub al vayirkab wind the of wings the upon seen was…Read the comment
- 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
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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
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