1 Kings 8:12
Then said Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
In Context
13I have indeed built a dwelling-house for thee, a settled place for thy abode for ever.
Cross References
Leviticus 16:2And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail, before the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark, that he die not; for in the cloud will I appear upon the mercy-seat.
Deuteronomy 5:22(5:19) These words did the Lord speak unto all your assembly on the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice, but he did so no more; and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and he gave them unto me.
Psalms 18:8(18:9) Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
Isaiah 45:15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
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 →