2 Samuel 22:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:23 : 23 I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:
Josh 10:10 : 10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Hab 3:11 : 11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
Ps 7:12-13 : 12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts].
Ps 18:14 : 14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
Ps 45:5 : 5 Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; [They are] in the heart of the king's enemies.
Ps 144:6-7 : 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them. 7 Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of {H5236} aliens;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:12-15
4 verses
95%
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
13Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
14And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
15Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Ps 144:6
87%
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
2 Sam 22:12-14
3 verses
85%
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
14Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
Ps 77:17-18
2 verses
81%
17The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook.
2 Sam 22:16
76%
16Then 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.
Ps 97:3-4
2 verses
75%
3A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
4His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
Isa 30:30
75%
30And Jehovah will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones.
Exod 15:7
75%
7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
Job 37:3-4
2 verses
74%
3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
Ps 83:15
73%
15So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
Ps 104:7
73%
7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
Ps 78:48
73%
48He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Ps 147:15
73%
15He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
Ps 147:18
73%
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Job 37:11
73%
11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
Ps 29:7
72%
7The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.
Ps 135:7
72%
7Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Jer 51:16
72%
16when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ps 105:32
72%
32He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land.
Ps 148:8
72%
8Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
Jer 10:13
72%
13when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Job 38:24-25
2 verses
72%
24By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;
Ps 58:7
72%
7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
Hab 3:10-11
2 verses
71%
10The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
Job 28:26
71%
26When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
Hab 3:14
71%
14Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
2 Sam 22:8-9
2 verses
71%
8Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Zech 9:14
71%
14And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
Deut 32:23
70%
23I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:
Ps 78:28
70%
28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
Job 26:12
70%
12He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
Job 38:35
70%
35Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
Job 41:28
70%
28The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
Exod 9:23
70%
23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
Job 36:32
70%
32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
Isa 33:3
70%
3At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.
Lam 3:12
70%
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.