2 Samuel 22:9

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,^[a] and devouring fire from his mouth; ¹glowing coals flamed forth from him.

2 Samuel 22:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:9

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his
mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:8).

2 Samuel 22:9 In-Context

7 "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.

8 "Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.

10 He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

11 He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 13

Footnotes

• [a]. Or in his wrath