1 Kings 8:11

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

In Context

10It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the LORD’s house,

12Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the LORD’s glory filled the tabernacle.

Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people; and the LORD’s glory appeared to all the people.

Ezekiel 10:4The LORD’s glory mounted up from the cherub, and stood over 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 43:4The LORD’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east.

Haggai 2:7and I will shake all nations. The treasure of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Armies.

Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

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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