2 Samuel 22:11
ContextNETBible | He mounted 1 a winged angel 2 and flew; he glided 3 on the wings of the wind. 4 |
XREF | Ge 3:24; Ex 25:19; 1Sa 4:4; Ps 18:10; Ps 68:17; Ps 80:1; Ps 99:1; Ps 104:3; Ps 139:9; Eze 9:3; Eze 10:2-14; Heb 1:14 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “rode upon.” 2 tn Heb “a cherub” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV); NIV “the cherubim” (plural); TEV “his winged creature”; CEV “flying creatures.” sn A winged angel. Cherubs, as depicted in the Old Testament, possess both human and animal (lion, ox, and eagle) characteristics (see Ezek 1:10; 10:14, 21; 41:18). They are pictured as winged creatures (Exod 25:20; 37:9; 1 Kgs 6:24-27; Ezek 10:8, 19) and serve as the very throne of God when the ark of the covenant is in view (Pss 80:1; 99:1; see Num 7:89; 1 Sam 4:4; 2 Sam 6:2; 2 Kgs 19:15). The picture of the 3 tc The translation follows very many medieval Hebrew 4 sn The wings of the wind. Verse 10 may depict the |