2 Samuel 22:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.”

2 Samuel 22:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 22:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 22:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.”

2 Samuel 22:9 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. ”

2 Samuel 22:9 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.”

2 Samuel 22:9 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it. ”

2 Samuel 22:9 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 22:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.”

2 Samuel 22:9 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 22:9 in Context — 2 Samuel 22

7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

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.

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What Does 2 Samuel 22:9 Mean?

2 Samuel 22:9 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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