Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 22:11
11He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He was seen on the wings of 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
9Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. Coals blazed from Him. 10He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet. He 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. 13Out of the brilliance before Him coals of fire flamed out.
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 3:24And He expelled the man; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He had cheruvim dwell along, with the whirling sword of flame, to guard the way to the Tree of Life.
- Exodus 25:19Make one cheruv at one end and one cheruv at the other end. Of one piece with the atonement cover you are to make the cheruvim at its two ends.
- 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of Adonai-Tzva’ot who sits above the cheruvim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- Psalms 18:10He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet.
- Psalms 68:17Why do you gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for His dwelling? Yes, Adonai will dwell there forever!
- Psalms 80:1For the music director, on “Lilies,” a testimony: a psalm of Asaph.
- Psalms 99:1Adonai reigns, let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned upon the cheruvim— let the earth shake!
- Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cheruv, where it had been, to the threshold of the House. He called to the man clothed in linen, who had the scribe’s inkhorn at his side.
- Ezekiel 10:2He spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go in between the whirling wheels underneath the cheruvim. Fill your hands with glowing coals from between the cheruvim and scatter them over the city.” So he went in before my eyes.
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service to those about to inherit salvation?
- Psalms 104:3laying beams for His upper rooms in waters, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,
- Psalms 139:9If I take the wings of the dawn and settle on the other side of the sea,
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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