King James Version
2 Samuel 22:12 in the King James Version says “And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters”
2 Samuel 22:12 · KJV
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.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
“round about”
H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
“and thick clouds”
H5645properly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
“of the skies”
H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
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