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 Jehovah,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

11and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:35And Moses could not enter into the tent of meeting, for the cloud abode on it, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

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

Isaiah 6:4And the foundations of the thresholds shook 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 Jehovah 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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