2 Samuel 22:11
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
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
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Read in contextGenesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Read in contextPsalms 18:10
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Read in contextPsalms 80:1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Read in contextPsalms 99:1
The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Read in contextPsalms 139:9
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Read in contextEzekiel 9:3
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
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