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Verse	Translation	Text
Ps 18:13	Strong Concordance	The LORD [03068] also thundered [07481] in the heavens [08064], and the Highest [05945] gave [05414] his voice [06963]; hail [01259] stones and coals [01513] of fire [0784].
	King James	The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
The storm breaks forth--thunder follows lightning, and hail with repeated lightning, as often seen, like balls or coals of fire, succeed (Exo 9:23).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

The storm breaks forth--thunder follows lightning, and hail with repeated lightning, as often seen, like balls or coals of fire, succeed (Exo 9:23).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The Lord also thundered in the heavens - Thunder is often in the Scriptures described as the voice of God. See the magnificent description in Psa 29:1-11; compare Job 40:9, "Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?" So Sa1 7:10; Sa1 12:18; Psa 77:18; Job 37:4. And the Highest gave his voice - God, the most exalted Being in the universe, uttered his voice in the thunder; or, the thunder was his voice. Hail-stones, and coals of fire - Accompanying the thunder. The repetition seems to be because these were such striking and constant accompaniments of the storm.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
(Heb.: 18:14-16) Amidst thunder, Jahve hurled lightnings as arrows upon David's enemies, and the breath of His anger laid bare the beds of the flood to the very centre of the earth, in order to rescue the sunken one. Thunder is the rumble of God, and as it were the hollow murmur of His mouth, Job 37:2. עליון, the Most High, is the name of God as the inapproachable Judge, who governs all things. The third line of Psa 18:14 is erroneously repeated from the preceding strophe. It cannot be supported on grammatical grounds by Exo 9:23, since קול נתן, edere vocem, has a different meaning from the נתן קלת, dare tonitrua, of that passage. The symmetry of the strophe structure is also against it; and it is wanting both in 2 Sam. and in the lxx. רב, which, as the opposite of מעט Neh 2:12; Isa 10:7, means adverbially "in abundance," is the parallel to ויּשׁלח. It is generally taken, after the analogy of Gen 49:23, in the sense of בּרק, Psa 144:6 : רב in pause = רב (the ō passing over into the broader like עז instead of עז in Gen 49:3) = רבב, cognate with רבה, רמה; but the forms סב, סבּוּ, here, and in every other instance, have but a very questionable existence, as e.g., רב, Isa 54:13, is more probably an adjective than the third person praet. (cf. Bttcher, Neue Aehrenlese No. 635, 1066). The suffixes ēm do not refer to the arrows, i.e., lightnings, but to David's foes. המם means both to put in commotion and to destroy by confounding, Exo 14:24; Exo 23:27. In addition to the thunder, the voice of Jahve, comes the stormwind, which is the snorting of the breath of His nostrils. This makes the channels of the waters visible and lays bare the foundations of the earth. אפיק (collateral form to אפק) is the bed of the river and then the river or brook itself, a continendo aquas (Ges.), and exactly like the Arabic mesı̂k, mesâk, mesek (from Arab. msk, the VI form of which, tamâsaka, corresponds to התאפּק), means a place that does not admit of the water soaking in, but on account of the firmness of the soil preserves it standing or flowing. What are here meant are the water-courses or river beds that hold the water. It is only needful for Jahve to threaten (epitiman Mat 8:26) and the floods, in which he, whose rescue is undertaken here, is sunk, flee (Psa 104:7) and dry up (Psa 106:9, Nah 1:4). But he is already half engulfed in the abyss of Hades, hence not merely the bed of the flood is opened up, but the earth is rent to its very centre. From the language being here so thoroughly allegorical, it is clear that we were quite correct in interpreting the description as ideal. He, who is nearly overpowered by his foes, is represented as one engulfed in deep waters and almost drowning.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

(Heb.: 18:14-16) Amidst thunder, Jahve hurled lightnings as arrows upon David's enemies, and the breath of His anger laid bare the beds of the flood to the very centre of the earth, in order to rescue the sunken one. Thunder is the rumble of God, and as it were the hollow murmur of His mouth, Job 37:2. עליון, the Most High, is the name of God as the inapproachable Judge, who governs all things. The third line of Psa 18:14 is erroneously repeated from the preceding strophe. It cannot be supported on grammatical grounds by Exo 9:23, since קול נתן, edere vocem, has a different meaning from the נתן קלת, dare tonitrua, of that passage. The symmetry of the strophe structure is also against it; and it is wanting both in 2 Sam. and in the lxx. רב, which, as the opposite of מעט Neh 2:12; Isa 10:7, means adverbially "in abundance," is the parallel to ויּשׁלח. It is generally taken, after the analogy of Gen 49:23, in the sense of בּרק, Psa 144:6 : רב in pause = רב (the ō passing over into the broader like עז instead of עז in Gen 49:3) = רבב, cognate with רבה, רמה; but the forms סב, סבּוּ, here, and in every other instance, have but a very questionable existence, as e.g., רב, Isa 54:13, is more probably an adjective than the third person praet. (cf. Bttcher, Neue Aehrenlese No. 635, 1066). The suffixes ēm do not refer to the arrows, i.e., lightnings, but to David's foes. המם means both to put in commotion and to destroy by confounding, Exo 14:24; Exo 23:27. In addition to the thunder, the voice of Jahve, comes the stormwind, which is the snorting of the breath of His nostrils. This makes the channels of the waters visible and lays bare the foundations of the earth. אפיק (collateral form to אפק) is the bed of the river and then the river or brook itself, a continendo aquas (Ges.), and exactly like the Arabic mesı̂k, mesâk, mesek (from Arab. msk, the VI form of which, tamâsaka, corresponds to התאפּק), means a place that does not admit of the water soaking in, but on account of the firmness of the soil preserves it standing or flowing. What are here meant are the water-courses or river beds that hold the water. It is only needful for Jahve to threaten (epitiman Mat 8:26) and the floods, in which he, whose rescue is undertaken here, is sunk, flee (Psa 104:7) and dry up (Psa 106:9, Nah 1:4). But he is already half engulfed in the abyss of Hades, hence not merely the bed of the flood is opened up, but the earth is rent to its very centre. From the language being here so thoroughly allegorical, it is clear that we were quite correct in interpreting the description as ideal. He, who is nearly overpowered by his foes, is represented as one engulfed in deep waters and almost drowning.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice - And then followed the hail and coals of fire. The former verse mentioned the lightning, with its effects; this gives us the report of the thunder, and the increasing storm of hail and fire that attended it. Some think the words hail-stones and coals of fire are entered here by some careless transcribers from the preceding verse; and it is true that they are wanting in the Septuagint and the Arabic, in the parallel place in 2 Samuel, and in five of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. I should rather, with Bishop Horsley, suppose them to be an interpolation in the preceding verse: or in that to have been borrowed from this; for this most certainly is their true place.

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²³ And Moses [04872] stretched forth [05186] his rod [04294] toward heaven [08064]: and the LORD [03068] sent [05414] thunder [06963] and hail [01259], and the fire [0784] ran along [01980] upon the ground [0776]; and the LORD [03068] rained [04305] hail [01259] upon the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].

⁴ After [0310] it a voice [06963] roareth [07580]: he thundereth [07481] with the voice [06963] of his excellency [01347]; and he will not stay [06117] them when his voice [06963] is heard [08085].

¹⁸ The voice [06963] of thy thunder [07482] was in the heaven [01534]: the lightnings [01300] lightened [0215] the world [08398]: the earth [0776] trembled [07264] and shook [07493].

¹⁸ So Samuel [08050] called [07121] unto the LORD [03068]; and the LORD [03068] sent [05414] thunder [06963] and rain [04306] that day [03117]: and all the people [05971] greatly [03966] feared [03372] the LORD [03068] and Samuel [08050].

¹⁰ And as Samuel [08050] was offering up [05927] the burnt offering [05930], the Philistines [06430] drew near [05066] to battle [04421] against Israel [03478]: but the LORD [03068] thundered [07481] with a great [01419] thunder [06963] on that day [03117] upon the Philistines [06430], and discomfited [02000] them; and they were smitten [05062] before [06440] Israel [03478].

⁹ Hast thou an arm [02220] like God [0410]? or canst thou thunder [07481] with a voice [06963] like him?

¹ A Psalm [04210] of David [01732]. Give [03051] unto the LORD [03068], O ye mighty [01121] [0410], give [03051] unto the LORD [03068] glory [03519] and strength [05797].
² Give [03051] unto the LORD [03068] the glory [03519] due unto his name [08034]; worship [07812] the LORD [03068] in the beauty [01927] of holiness [06944].
³ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] is upon the waters [04325]: the God [0410] of glory [03519] thundereth [07481]: the LORD [03068] is upon many [07227] waters [04325].
⁴ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] is powerful [03581]; the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] is full of majesty [01926].
⁵ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] breaketh [07665] the cedars [0730]; yea, the LORD [03068] breaketh [07665] the cedars [0730] of Lebanon [03844].
⁶ He maketh them also to skip [07540] like a calf [05695]; Lebanon [03844] and Sirion [08303] like a young [01121] unicorn [07214].
⁷ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] divideth [02672] the flames [03852] of fire [0784].
⁸ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] shaketh [02342] the wilderness [04057]; the LORD [03068] shaketh [02342] the wilderness [04057] of Kadesh [06946].
⁹ The voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] maketh the hinds [0355] to calve [02342], and discovereth [02834] the forests [03295]: and in his temple [01964] doth every one speak [0559] of his glory [03519].
¹⁰ The LORD [03068] sitteth [03427] upon the flood [03999]; yea, the LORD [03068] sitteth [03427] King [04428] for ever [05769].
¹¹ The LORD [03068] will give [05414] strength [05797] unto his people [05971]; the LORD [03068] will bless [01288] his people [05971] with peace [07965].

⁴ He rebuketh [01605] the sea [03220], and maketh it dry [02717], and drieth up [03001] all the rivers [05104]: Bashan [01316] languisheth [0535], and Carmel [03760], and the flower [06525] of Lebanon [03844] languisheth [0535].

⁹ He rebuked [01605] the Red [05488] sea [03220] also, and it was dried up [02717]: so he led [03212] them through the depths [08415], as through the wilderness [04057].

⁷ At [04480] thy rebuke [01606] they fled [05127]; at the voice [06963] of thy thunder [07482] they hasted [02648] away.

²⁶ And [2532] he saith [3004] unto them [846], Why [5101] are ye [2075] fearful [1169], O ye of little faith [3640]? Then [5119] he arose [1453], and rebuked [2008] the winds [417] and [2532] the sea [2281]; and [2532] there was [1096] a great [3173] calm [1055].

²⁷ I will send [07971] my fear [0367] before [06440] thee, and will destroy [02000] all the people [05971] to whom thou shalt come [0935], and I will make [05414] all thine enemies [0341] turn their backs [06203] unto thee.

²⁴ And it came to pass, that in the morning [01242] watch [0821] the LORD [03068] looked [08259] unto the host [04264] of the Egyptians [04714] through the pillar [05982] of fire [0784] and of the cloud [06051], and troubled [02000] the host [04264] of the Egyptians [04714],

¹³ And all thy children [01121] shall be taught [03928] of the LORD [03068]; and great [07227] shall be the peace [07965] of thy children [01121].

³ Reuben [07205], thou art my firstborn [01060], my might [03581], and the beginning [07225] of my strength [0202], the excellency [03499] of dignity [07613], and the excellency [03499] of power [05794]:

⁶ Cast forth [01299] lightning [01300], and scatter [06327] them: shoot out [07971] thine arrows [02671], and destroy [02000] them.

²³ The archers [01167] [02671] have sorely grieved him [04843], and shot [07232] at him, and hated him [07852]:

⁷ Howbeit he meaneth [01819] not so, neither doth his heart [03824] think [02803] so; but it is in his heart [03824] to destroy [08045] and cut off [03772] nations [01471] not a few [04592].

¹² And I arose [06965] in the night [03915], I and some [04592] few [04592] men [0582] with me; neither told [05046] I any man [0120] what my God [0430] had put [05414] in my heart [03820] to do [06213] at Jerusalem [03389]: neither was there any beast [0929] with me, save the beast [0929] that I rode upon [07392].

¹⁴ Yea, he sent out [07971] his arrows [02671], and scattered [06327] them; and he shot out [07232] lightnings [01300], and discomfited [02000] them.

² Hear [08085] attentively [08085] the noise [07267] of his voice [06963], and the sound [01899] that goeth out [03318] of his mouth [06310].