2 Samuel 22:14

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“The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.”

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BSBPD

“The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:14 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
  2. Judges 5:20From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
  3. 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
  4. 1 Samuel 7:10As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
  5. 1 Samuel 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
  6. Job 37:2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
  7. Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
  8. Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
  9. Psalms 77:16The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
  10. Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
  11. Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
  12. Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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