1 Kings 8:11
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
Cross References
Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
Ezekiel 43:4and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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 →