2 Samuel 22:8

2 Samuel 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:8

6The sorrows of hell surrounded me; the snares of death seized me; 7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry. 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 darkness was under his feet.

2 Samuel 22:8 word by word

וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מוֹסְד֥וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּֽי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shookגָּעַשׁgâ‛ash · to shakeH1607
• trembledרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• movedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• angryחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:8

• Judges 5:4LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured, the clouds also poured water.
• Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was angry.
• Psalms 77:18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
• Psalms 97:4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
• Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;
• Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
• Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
• Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell in it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-20David clearly explains how God listened to him (2 Samuel 22:7). He describes God's rescue as a theophany (a visible sign of God's presence; see study notes on Exodus 19:16–25; Deuteronomy 1:33), which reminds us of God's appearance at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16–20; compare Judges 5:4–5).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:8

• Anger

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings