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 made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet. 11He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind. He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds. 13From the brightness in front of him came coals of fire. 14The Lord thundered from the sky; the sovereign One shouted loudly.

2 Samuel 22:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• pavilionsסֻכָּהsûkkâh · boothH5521
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• him, darkחַשְׁרָהchashrâh · collectionH2841
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• thick cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• of the skiesשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:12

• 2 Samuel 22:10He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.
• Psalms 18:11He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.
• Psalms 27:5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
• Psalms 97:2Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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