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1 Kings 8:11 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Kings 8:11

Verse 10

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

Verse 12

Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

1 Kings 8 — Context

9

{There was} nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, 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. {when the: or, where the}

10

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

11

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.

12

Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

13

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Cross References

Ezekiel 44:4

Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.

Ezekiel 43:4-5

And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect {is} toward the east.

Leviticus 9:23

And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to {give} the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. {hath: Gr. is he who hath}

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, {even} as by the Spirit of the Lord. {by the...: or, of the Lord the Spirit}

Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb {is} the light thereof.

Ezekiel 43:2

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice {was} like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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