2 Samuel 22:10
What does 2 Samuel 22:10 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 22:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> under His feet.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 23:44
And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
- Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
- 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;
- Isaiah 64:1
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,
- Deuteronomy 4:11
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
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