2 Samuel 22:13 (KJV)

Passage

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

2 Samuel 22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "through", "brightness", "before", "coals", "fire", and "kindled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "through" and "brightness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And he made darkness pavilions round about..." into verse 14's "The LORD thundered from heaven and the...", so "through" and "brightness" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "through" and "brightness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.