1 Kings 8:10

When the priests left the Holy Place, the cloud filled the Temple of the Lord.

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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 apart from the two tablets of stone that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord had made an agreement with the Israelites after they came out of the land of Egypt.

11Due to the cloud, the priests could not stay there to carry out their service, for the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's Temple.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:35Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

Psalms 97:2He is surrounded by clouds and thick darkness; his throne is founded on justice and right.

Isaiah 6:4The sound of their shouts made the doorposts and doorsteps shake, and the Temple was filled with smoke.

Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and the one desired by all of the nations will come and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord Almighty.

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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