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 King James Version (NKJV)He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:10

8Then the earth rocked and quaked, the foundation of heaven trembled. They reeled because He was angry. 9Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. Coals blazed from Him. He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet. 11He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness as a sukkah around Him— a mass of waters, 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 144:5Adonai, part Your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, so they smoke.
• Isaiah 64:1As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil, make Your Name known to Your foes, so the nations may tremble before You!
• Exodus 20:21The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
• Deuteronomy 4:11“You came near and stood at the bottom of the mountain while the mountain was blazing with fire up to the heart of the heavens—darkness, cloud, and fog.
• 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon spoke: “Adonai said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Psalms 104:3laying beams for His upper rooms in waters, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour, darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
• Luke 23:44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land 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