2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would live in thick darkness,
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2but I have built you a lofty residence, a place for you to live in forever.”
Cross References
Exodus 24:15So Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered it.
Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
Psalms 18:8Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it. 1
Nahum 1:3Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power; he will not allow the wicked to go unpunished. 1 Yahweh makes his way in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 1
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 →