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2 Samuel 22:10

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He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
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  1. 1 Kings 8:12Rank 1 from verse 10
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    12¶ Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  2. Psalms 97:2Rank 2 from verse 10
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    2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

  3. Exodus 20:21Rank 3 from verse 10
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    21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

  4. Psalms 144:5Rank 4 from verse 10
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    5Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

  5. Deuteronomy 4:11Rank 5 from verse 10
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    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.

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2 Samuel 22:10

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bowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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

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

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11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

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