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 trouble I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears. 8Then the earth moved and it shook. Even the sky shook, because God was angry. He 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. 11He sat on a cherub and he flew. He flew like 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 22:16When the Lord shouted against his enemies, even the bottom of the deep sea appeared. People could see the deepest places of the earth, when he breathed out in anger.
• Exodus 15:7With your powerful authority, you killed your enemies. You were very angry with them. You killed them, like a fire burns dry grass.
• Exodus 19:18Smoke covered Sinai mountain because the Lord had come down on the mountain, like a fire. The smoke rose up from the mountain, like smoke from a great fire. The whole mountain shook very much.
• Exodus 24:17The people could see the Lord's bright glory. To them, it looked like a fire that was burning the top of the mountain.
• Deuteronomy 32:22I will become so angry that I punish them very much. I will destroy them like a hot fire. It will be like a fire that reaches deep down into the place of dead people. It will destroy the ground and everything that grows on it. It will burn deep down to the foundations of the mountains.
• Job 4:9God destroys them with his breath. His anger is like a storm that blows them away.
• Job 41:20Smoke pours out from its nose, like reeds that burn under a pot.
• Psalms 18:8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes in front of him. It burns up his enemies on every side.
• Isaiah 30:27Look! The Lord is coming with his great power from a place that is far away. He is very angry. Thick clouds of smoke are all round him. He speaks angry words that destroy like fire.
• Jeremiah 5:14Because of that, the Lord God Almighty said to me, ‘That is what the people are saying. So I will give you a strong message to speak to them. It will be like fire that comes out of your mouth. And the people will burn like wood in that fire.’
• Jeremiah 15:14Your enemies will make you their slaves in a land that you do not know. I will punish you as if in a hot fire, because I am very angry with you.’
• Hebrews 12:29Remember that our God is like a fire. He destroys everything that is not good.
• Habakkuk 3:5As he marches to war, bad disease marches with him.

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