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2 Chronicles 6:1

Solomon
God's presence
Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;

2 and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

3 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

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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.

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BSB
Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;
KJV
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
WEB
Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
ASV
Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
DARBY
Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
BLB
Then Solomon said: “YHWH said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
ÅB
Da sa Salomo: Herren har sagt at han vil bo i mulmet;
OTB
Da talte Salomo: "Herren har sagt at Han vil bo i den tykke skyen.
B1930
Da sa Salomo: Herren har sagt at han vil bo i mulmet;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 20:21

    And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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  • Psalms 18:8–11

    Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

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  • Leviticus 16:2

    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:11

    You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

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  • 1 Kings 8:12–50

    Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

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  • Nahum 1:3

    The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

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  • Hebrews 12:18

    For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

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  • Exodus 24:15–18

    When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,

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