Parallel Verses
King James Version
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
New American Standard Bible
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
Holman Bible
a gathering
International Standard Version
The darkness around him was his canopies amassed water was his overhanging clouds!
A Conservative Version
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
American Standard Version
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Amplified
“He made darkness
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Bible in Basic English
And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Darby Translation
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will set darkness round about him for booths, The gatherings of waters the darkness of clouds.
King James 2000
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He put darkness [as] a canopy all around him, a collection of {thick rain clouds}.
Modern King James verseion
And He made darkness coverings around Him, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he made darkness a tabernacle round about him, with water gathered together in thick clouds.
NET Bible
He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.
New Heart English Bible
He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
The Emphasized Bible
And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, - gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.
Webster
And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
World English Bible
He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.
Themes
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
Interlinear
Cabiyb
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Job 36:29
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Psalm 18:11-12
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalm 27:5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.