2-Samuel - 22:13



13 At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 22:13.

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From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
By means of the brightness of his glance, coals of fire were kindled.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Through the brightness before him were (h) coals of fire kindled.
(h) By this description of a tempest he declares the power of God against his enemies.

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. See Gill on Psalm 18:12.

The splendour of the divine nature enveloped in clouds breaks through the dark covering in burning coals of fire. The coals of fire which burst forth, i.e., which break out in flame from the dark clouds, are the lightning which shoots forth from the dark storm-clouds in streams of fire.

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