2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
Cross References
Exodus 24:15And Moses went up into the mountain, and it was covered by the cloud.
Deuteronomy 4:11And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.
Psalms 18:8\18:7\Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1
The glory of the Lord, in the vehicle of a thick cloud, having filled the house which Solomon built, by which God manifested his presence there, he immediately improves the opportunity, and addresses God, as a God now, in a peculiar manner, nigh at hand. I. He makes a solemn declaration of his intention in building this house, to the satisfaction of the people and the honour of God, both of whom he blessed, ver. 1-11 . II. He makes a solemn prayer to God that he would please graciously to accept and answer all the… Read the whole commentary →