2 Samuel 22:11
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
- KJV
- And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- WEB
- He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
- ASV
- And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- DARBY
- And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- BLB
- And He rode upon a cherub and flew, and He soared on the wings of the wind.
- ÅB
- Og han fór på kjeruber og fløy, og han lot seg se på vindens vinger.
- OTB
- Han red på en kjerub og fløy;
Han svevde på vindens vinger. - B1930
- Og han fór på kjeruber og fløi, og han lot sig se på vindens vinger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:3
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextGenesis 3:24
So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
Read in contextPsalms 18:10
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextPsalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Read in contextPsalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Read in contextPsalms 139:9
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
Read in contextEzekiel 9:3
Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
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