2 Samuel 22:13 (DRB)

Passage

By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:11 And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 22:12 He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.

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

2 Samuel 22:14 The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "He made darkness a covering round about..." into verse 14's "The Lord shall thunder from heaven and...", so "brightness" and "before" 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 "brightness" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.