KJV King James Version
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
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2 Samuel 22:14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 22
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
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Cross-references
Psalm 29:3-9The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.Job 37:2-5Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.1 Samuel 2:10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.Judges 5:20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.Exodus 19:6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.Psalm 77:16-19The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.1 Samuel 12:17-18[Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
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