2 Samuel 22:15 (KJV)

Passage

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

2 Samuel 22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

2 Samuel 22:16 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.

2 Samuel 22:17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "sent", "arrows", "scattered", "lightning", and "discomfited". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "The LORD thundered from heaven and the..." into verse 16's "And the channels of the sea appeared...", so "light" and "sent" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.