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2 Samuel 22:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 22:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
2 Samuel 22:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
6The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
7In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
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.
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.] (See Gill on “<191807>Psalm 18:7”).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:8-20 David vividly expands on how God heard him (22:7). David describes God’s rescue as a theophany (manifestation of God’s presence; see study notes on Exod 19:16-25; Deut 1:33) that recalls God’s manifestation at Sinai (Exod 19:16-20; cp. Judg 5:4-5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the earth: Jdg 5:4; Psa 18:7, Psa 77:18, Psa 97:4; Hab 3:6-11; Mat 27:51, Mat 28:2; Act 4:31 foundations: Job 26:11; Nah 1:5 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:9”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“8 Then the earth swayed and trembled, The foundations of the heavens shook And swayed to and fro, because He was wroth. 9 Smoke ascended in His nose, And fire out of His mouth devoured, Red-hot coals burned out of Him. 10 And He bowed the heavens and came down, And cloudy darkness under His feet. Jehovah came down from heaven to save His servant, as He had formerly come down upon Sinai to conclude His covenant with Israel in the midst of terrible natural phenomena, which proclaimed the wrath of the Almighty. The theophany under which David depicts the deliverance he had experienced, had its type in the miraculous phenomenon which accompanied the descent of God upon Sinai, and which…”
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