2 Samuel 22:15He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~970 BC. King David, now old, reflects on a lifetime of battles. He's composing his final psalm...
The emotion here: grateful warrior looking back on supernatural victories
The original word
baraq (בָּרָק) — lightning, the crackling brightness that splits the sky
Why it matters
David wrote this after surviving 400+ battles across 40 years of warfare
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 22:15
This isn't metaphorical - David literally saw God intervene in battles with weather
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about spiritual warfare, but David is recounting actual military battles where weather patterns helped him win.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Samuel 22:15
Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 22:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 22:15 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is a royal palace. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine warfare, God's victory. Notable phrases: sent out arrows; scattered them; lightning. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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