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2 Samuel 22:11

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

KJV

Et ascendit super cherubim, et volavit : et lapsus est super pennas venti.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐπεκάθισεν ἐπὶ χερουβεὶν καὶ ἐπετάσθη, καὶ ὤφθη ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμου·

LXX

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

ASV

וַ/יִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל כְּר֖וּב וַ/יָּעֹ֑ף וַ/יֵּרָ֖א עַל כַּנְפֵי רֽוּחַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 110×
וֹ
v
verb · 78×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יָּ֖עַף
y'p
verb · 32×
כְּר֣וּב
krvb
noun · 91×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 18:10 — And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
  • Ps 18:10 — And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
  • Ps 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:
  • Ps 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: