Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
WEB
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
YLT
And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.
DBT
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign