2 Samuel 22:14 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:13 At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

2 Samuel 22:14 Jehovah 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 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thundered", "heaven", "most", "high", "uttered", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thundered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "At the brightness before him Coals of..." into verse 15's "And he sent out arrows and scattered...", so "jehovah" and "thundered" 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 "jehovah" and "thundered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.