2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon said: “The Lord has promised that he would dwell in a cloud.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2But I have built a house to his name, so that he may dwell there forever.”
Cross References
Exodus 24:15And when Moses had ascended, a cloud covered the mountain.
Deuteronomy 4:11And you approached the base of the mountain, which was burning even toward heaven. And there was a darkness upon it, and a cloud, and a mist.
Psalms 18:8The law of the Lord is immaculate, converting souls. The testimony of the Lord is faithful, providing wisdom to little ones.
Nahum 1:3The Lord is patient and great in strength, and those who are not clean, he makes innocent. The Lord is in a tempest, and his way is a whirlwind, and the clouds are dust at 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 →