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2 Samuel 22:10

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

KJV

Inclinavit cælos, et descendit : et caligo sub pedibus ejus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔκλινεν οὐρανοὺς καὶ κατέβη, καὶ γνόφος ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.

LXX

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֥ט שָׁמַ֖יִם וַ/יֵּרַ֑ד וַ/עֲרָפֶ֖ל תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 247×
ו
v
noun · 505×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עֲרָפֶֽל
'rpl
noun · 15×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:12 — Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
  • 2Sam 22:12 — And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
  • Exod 20:21 — And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
  • Ps 18:9 — He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
  • Ps 97:2 — Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
  • Ps 144:5 — Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.