2 Samuel 22:9

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 22:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
2 Samuel 22:9 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.] (See Gill on “<191808>Psalm 18:8”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“went: Sa2 22:16; Exo 15:7, Exo 15:8, Exo 19:18, Exo 24:17; Deu 32:22; Job 4:9, Job 41:20, Job 41:21; Psa 18:8, Psa 18:15; Psa 97:3-5; Isa 30:27, Isa 30:33; Jer 5:14, Jer 15:14; Heb 12:29 out of his: Heb. by his, etc coals: Hab 3:5 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:10”
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