2 Samuel 22:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Exod 20:21 : 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Ps 144:5 : 5 Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Isa 64:1-3 : 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.
Nah 1:3 : 3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]: Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Matt 27:45 : 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Luke 23:44-45 : 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45 the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Deut 4:11 : 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.
Ps 104:3 : 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;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:8-13
6 verses
97%
8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
9He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
13Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
2 Sam 22:11-15
5 verses
84%
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
14Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
2 Sam 22:8-9
2 verses
78%
8Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Ps 144:5
77%
5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Job 22:13-14
2 verses
75%
13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Mic 1:3-4
2 verses
74%
3For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
4And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.
Job 26:9
73%
9He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Hab 3:3-5
3 verses
73%
3God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.
4And [his] brightness was as the light; He had rays [coming forth] from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
5Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Ps 104:2-3
2 verses
73%
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Ps 97:2-4
3 verses
73%
2Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
4His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
Isa 64:3
72%
3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.
Isa 64:1
71%
1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,
Ps 77:17-18
2 verses
71%
17The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook.
Deut 4:11
70%
11And 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.
Rev 10:1
70%
1And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;
Jer 10:13
70%
13when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ps 78:23
70%
23Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
Job 38:9
70%
9When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
Job 36:32
69%
32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
Nah 1:5
69%
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Job 9:8
69%
8That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
Job 22:11
69%
11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
Ps 72:6
69%
6He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
Job 37:22
69%
22Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
Ps 68:8
69%
8The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Judg 5:4
69%
4Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
Hab 3:10
69%
10The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
Exod 19:18
69%
18And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Ps 113:6
69%
6That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?
Isa 50:3
69%
3I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Job 37:3
69%
3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Ezek 1:25
69%
25And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.