2 Chronicles 6:1
אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה יְהוָה אָמַר לִשְׁכּוֹן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2וַֽאֲנִי בָּנִיתִי בֵית ־ זְבֻל לָךְ וּמָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִֽים ׃
Cross References
Exodus 24:15וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה אֶל ־ הָהָר וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת ־ הָהָֽר ׃
Deuteronomy 4:11וַתִּקְרְבוּן וַתַּֽעַמְדוּן תַּחַת הָהָר וְהָהָר בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ עַד ־ לֵב הַשָּׁמַיִם חֹשֶׁךְ עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶֽל ׃
Psalms 18:8וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ ׀ הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁוּ כִּי ־ חָרָה לֽוֹ ׃
Nahum 1:3יְהֹוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וגדול ־ כֹּחַ וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה בְּסוּפָה וּבִשְׂעָרָה דַּרְכּוֹ וְעָנָן אֲבַק רַגְלָֽיו ׃
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 →