Reference

2 Samuel 22:9

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
7

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

8

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

10

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

11

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
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Destruction / Perishing Language

While the imagery is destructive, the verse describes God's actions in a theophany, not explicitly the fate of the wicked.

Annihilation / Destruction

This verse is a poetic description of God's powerful intervention on behalf of David, not a theological statement about the annihilation of the wicked. The "smoke" and "fire" are metaphors for divine wrath and power, not literal destruction of people.