World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:9

“Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.”

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 22

In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry [came] into his ears.

Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.

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

He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.