King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 22:11 Mean?
“And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.”
Context
9
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc
10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11
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. dark: Heb. binding of waters
13
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **He was seen.**—Psalms 18, “he did fly.” The two words are exceedingly alike in the Hebrew, and either could easily be mistaken for the other. The form in the psalm is far more poetical.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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