Discovery Box2 Samuel 22:14
Context22:14 The Lord thundered 1 from the sky;
the sovereign One 2 shouted loudly. 3
2 Samuel 6:15
Context6:15 David and all Israel 4 were bringing up the ark of the Lord, shouting and blowing trumpets. 5
2 Samuel 13:14
Context13:14 But he refused to listen to her. 6 He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her. 7
2 Samuel 22:7
Context22:7 In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called to my God. 8
From his heavenly temple 9 he heard my voice;
he listened to my cry for help. 10
2 Samuel 3:32
Context3:32 So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly 11 over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.
2 Samuel 5:24
Context5:24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army 12 of the Philistines.”
2 Samuel 13:36
Context13:36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. 13 The king and all his servants wept loudly 14 as well.
2 Samuel 15:10
Context15:10 Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said, “When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume 15 that Absalom rules in Hebron.”
2 Samuel 19:4
Context19:4 The king covered his face and cried out loudly, 16 “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
2 Samuel 15:23
Context15:23 All the land was weeping loudly 17 as all these people were leaving. 18 As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving 19 on the road that leads to the desert.
2 Samuel 12:18
Context12:18 On the seventh day the child died. But the servants of David were afraid to inform him that the child had died, for they said, “While the child was still alive he would not listen to us 20 when we spoke to him. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He will do himself harm!” 21
2 Samuel 19:35
Context19:35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I 22 taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I 23 continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
[22:14] 1 tn The shortened theme vowel indicates that the prefixed verbal form is a preterite.
[22:14] 2 tn Heb “the Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2.
[22:14] 3 tn Heb “offered his voice.” In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not an imperfect. Note the preterite form in the preceding line. The text of Ps 18:13 adds at this point, “hail and coals of fire.” These words are probably accidentally added from v. 12b; they do not appear in 2 Sam 22:14.
[6:15] 4 tc Heb “all the house of Israel.” A few medieval Hebrew
[6:15] 5 tn Heb “the shophar” (the ram’s horn trumpet).
[13:14] 7 tn Heb “to her voice.”
[13:14] 8 tn Heb “and he humiliated her and lay with her.”
[22:7] 10 tn In this poetic narrative the two prefixed verbal forms in v. 7a are best understood as preterites indicating past tense, not imperfects. Note the use of the vav consecutive with the prefixed verbal form that follows in v. 7b.
[22:7] 11 tn Heb “from his temple.” Verse 10, which pictures God descending from the sky, indicates that the heavenly, not earthly, temple is in view.
[22:7] 12 tn Heb “and my cry for help [entered] his ears.”
[3:32] 13 tn Heb “lifted up his voice and wept.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.
[5:24] 16 tn Heb “camp” (so NAB).
[13:36] 19 tn Heb “and they lifted their voice and wept.”
[13:36] 20 tn Heb “with a great weeping.”
[19:4] 25 tn Heb “with a great voice.”
[15:23] 28 tn Heb “with a great voice.”
[15:23] 29 tn Heb “crossing over.”
[15:23] 30 tn Heb “crossing near the face of.”
[12:18] 31 tn Heb “to our voice.”
[12:18] 32 tn Heb “he will do harm.” The object is not stated in the Hebrew text. The statement may be intentionally vague, meaning that he might harm himself or them!
