2 Samuel 22:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.”
חֹשֶׁךְ
Darkness. Choshek. The absence of light. God separated light from darkness. Jesus said He is the light of the world. Whoever follows Him will not walk in darkness.
שַׁחַק
clouds
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שַׁחַק
Sky, clouds. Shachaq. The fine dust of the sky. The clouds are the dust of His feet. God is so vast that what we call sky is merely the dust around His feet.
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מַיִם
waters
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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עָב
dark clouds of
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עָב
properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
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סָבִיב
around/ him
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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חַשְׁרָה
a sieve of
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חַשְׁרָה
properly, a combination or gathering, i.e. of watery clouds
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סֻכָּה
shelters
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סֻכָּה
a hut or lair
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