1 Kings 8:10
8 The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
11 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
12 Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- KJV
- And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
- WEB
- It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the LORD’s house,
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the Holy Place, that the cloud filled the house of YHWH,
- ÅB
- Så skjedde det at da prestene gikk ut av helligdommen, da fylte skyen Herrens hus.
- OTB
- Og da prestene gikk ut av det hellige stedet, fylte skyen Herrens hus,
- B1930
- Så skjedde det at da prestene gikk ut av helligdommen, da fylte skyen Herrens hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 7:1–2
When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
Read in contextExodus 40:34–35
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Read in context