2 Samuel 22:10

2 Samuel 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
• New International Version (NIV)He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:10

8“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. 9Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. 11He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֥ט שָׁמַ֖יִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He bowedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• also, and came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and darknessעֲרָפֶל‛ărâphel · cloudH6205
• under his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:10

• Psalms 144:5Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
• Exodus 20:21So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
• Deuteronomy 4:11“Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
• 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Psalms 104:3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
• Luke 23:44Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:10

• 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 22:10

• Darkness

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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