1 Kings 8:10

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

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In Context

9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

11So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

Isaiah 6:4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Haggai 2:7And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:2-12

The Dedication of the Temple. ( b. c. 1003.) 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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