1 Kings 8:11
And the priests were not able to stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12Then said Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Cross References
Exodus 40:34And the cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Leviticus 9:23And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came then out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.
Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the Lord rose upward from the cherub, toward the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory.
Ezekiel 43:4And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate which was turned in an eastern direction.
Haggai 2:7And I will cause to quake all the nations, and the precious things of all the nations shall come [hither]: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord 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 →