2 Samuel 22:11

In 11 translations

BSB

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalms 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts He was seen

KJV

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

WEB

He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

ASV

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

LSV

And He rides on a cherub and flies, || And is seen on the wings of the wind.

YLT

And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

DBY

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

DRC

And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.

GNV

And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.

JPS

And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

LXXE

And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.

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WLC

וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־כְּר֖וּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַיֵּרָ֖א עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐπεκάθισεν ἐπὶ τῷ χερουβὶν καὶ ἐπετάσθη, καὶ ὤφθη ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμου.

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• Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 18:10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
• Genesis 3:24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
• Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
• Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
• Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
• Psalms 139:9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
• Exodus 25:19one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
• Ezekiel 10:2–14And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.…
• Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
• 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of…

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