The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:14 Explained

2 Samuel 22:14

KJV: The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

YLT: Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

Darby: Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  thundered  from heaven,  and the most High  uttered  his voice. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:14 mean?

Thundered from heaven Yahweh and the Most High uttered His voice
יַרְעֵ֥ם מִן־ שָׁמַ֖יִם יְהוָ֑ה וְעֶלְי֖וֹן יִתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֽוֹ

יַרְעֵ֥ם  Thundered 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: רָעַם 
Sense: to thunder.
שָׁמַ֖יִם  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
וְעֶלְי֖וֹן  and  the  Most  High 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
יִתֵּ֥ן  uttered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
קוֹלֽוֹ  His  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.