2 Samuel 22:10–13

¹²¶ Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

¹²¶ Then spake Solomon; The LORD ^*said that hee would dwell in the thicke darkenesse.

²Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

^2*‖Clouds and darkenesse are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the habitation of his throne.

²¹And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

²¹And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was.

⁵Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

⁵Bow thy heauens, O LORD, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.

¹¹And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

¹¹And ye came neere and stood vnder the mountaine, and the ^*mountaine burnt with fire vnto the ^†midst of heauen, with darkenes, cloudes, and thicke darkenesse.

¹OH that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

²As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

³When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

¹¶ Oh that thou wouldest rent the heauens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountaines might flowe downe at thy presence,

^2†As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boyle: to make thy Name knowen to thine aduersaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence.

³When thou diddest terrible things which wee looked not for, thou camest downe, the mountaines flowed downe at thy presence.

⁴⁴And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

⁴⁴And it was about the sixt houre, and there was a darkenesse ouer all the ^‖earth, vntill the ninth houre.

⁴⁵And the Sunne was darkened, and the vaile of the temple was rent in the mids.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth houre there was darkenesse ouer all the land vnto the ninth houre.

³The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

³The LORD is ^*slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlewind, and in the storme, and the clouds are the dust of his feete.

³Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

³Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.

³Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

³Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.

²⁴So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

²⁴So he droue out the man: and he placed at the East of the garden of Eden, Cherubims, and a flaming sword, which turned euery way, to keepe the way of the tree of life.

¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

¹⁴Are they not all ministring spirits, sent foorth to minister for them, who shall be heires of saluation?

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

¹⁰And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.

¹GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

¹¶ Giue eare, shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like a flocke, thou that dwellest betweene the Cherubims, shine forth.

¹THE Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

¹¶ ^†The LORD raigneth, let the people tremble: he sitteth betweene the Cherubims, let the earth bee mooued.

⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD of hostes, which dwelleth betweene the Cherubims: and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas were there, with the Arke of the Couenant of God.

¹⁹And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

¹⁹And make one Cherub on the one end, and the other Cherub on the other end: euen ^‖of the Mercie-seat shall yee make the Cherubims, on the two ends thereof.

²And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

³Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

⁴Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory.

⁵And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

⁶And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

⁷And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

⁸¶ And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

⁹And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

¹⁰And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

¹¹When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

¹²And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.

¹³As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.

¹⁴And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

^2†And hee spake vnto the man clothed with linnen, and sayd, Goe in between the wheeles, euen vnder the Cherub, and fill thine hand with coales of fire from betweene the Cherubims, and scatter them ouer the city. And he went in my sight.

³Now the Cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

^4†Then the glory of the LORD went vp from the Cherub, and stood ouer the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightnesse of the LORDs glory.

^5*And the sound of the Cherubims wings was heard euen to the vtter court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

⁶And it came to passe that when he had commanded the man clothed with linnen, saying; Take fire from betweene the wheeles, from betweene the Cherubims; then he went in and stood beside the wheeles.

^7†And one Cherub stretched forth his hand from betweene the Cherubims vnto the fire that was betweene the Cherubims: and tooke thereof, and put it into the handes of him that was clothed with linnen, who tooke it, and went out.

⁸¶ And there appeared in the Cherubims, the forme of a mans hand vnder their wings.

^9*And when I looked, behold the foure wheeles by the Cherubims, one wheele by one Cherub, and an other wheele by an other Cherub: and the appearance of the wheeles was as the colour of a Berill stone.

¹⁰And as for their appearances, they foure had one likenes as if a wheele had bene in the midst of a wheele.

¹¹When they went, they went vpon their foure sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked, they followed it; they turned not as they went.

^12†And their whole body, and their backes, and their handes, and their wings, and the wheeles, were ful of eyes round about, euen the wheeles that they foure had.

^13‖As for the wheeles, it was cried vnto them in my hearing, O wheele.

¹⁴And euery one had foure faces: the first face was the face of a Cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;

³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone vp from the Cherub whereupon hee was, to the threshold of the house, and he called to the man clothed with linnen, which had the writers inkehorne by his side.

⁹If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

⁹ If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:

¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

^17‖The chariots of God are twentie thousand, euen thousands of Angels: the LORD is among them as in Sinai, in the holy place.

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

¹⁰Hee bowed the heauens also and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feete.

²⁹Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

²⁹Also can any vnderstand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹¹He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.

¹²At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire.

²Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

^2*‖Clouds and darkenesse are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the habitation of his throne.

⁵For 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.

⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pauilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me, hee shall set me vp vpon a rocke.

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

⁹There went vp a smoake ^†out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured: coales were kindled by it.