1 Kings 8:10

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

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

In Context

9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

11so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:35Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD’s glory filled the tabernacle.

Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Isaiah 6:4The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

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.

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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