2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon spoke, “The Lord said that he lives in deep darkness.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2However, I have built you a magnificent Temple, a place for you to live forever.”
Cross References
Exodus 24:15As Moses climbed up on the mountain, the cloud covered it.
Deuteronomy 4:11You gathered and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was on fire, shooting out flames into the sky and producing thick dark clouds.
Psalms 18:8Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed before him.
Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to become angry, has great power, and will not leave the guilty unpunished. He walks among the whirlwind and the storm; the clouds are like dust beneath 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 →