2 Chronicles 6:1
Then, said Solomon,—Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 a house as a home for thee,—A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.
Cross References
Exodus 24:15So then Moses wont up into the mountain,—and the cloud covered the mountain.
Deuteronomy 4:11So ye drew near and stood, under the mountain. Now, the mountain, was burning with fire, up to the midst of the heavens,—darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.
Psalms 18:8There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it:
Nahum 1:3Yahweh, is slow to anger, but great in vigour, He will not leave, unpunished, as for Yahweh, in storm-wind and in tempest, is his way, and, clouds, are the dust of his feet.
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 →