1 Kings 8:11 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 8:11

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.

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Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

As in the case of Moses Exo 40:35, so now the glory of the Lord, the manifestation of the divine presence, which the cloud usually veiled, shone forth from it with such brilliancy, that mortal man could not bear the sight.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But the glory of God appeared in a cloud, a dark cloud, to signify, (1.) The darkness of that dispensation in comparison with the light of the gospel, by which, with open face, we behold, as in a glass, the glory of the Lord. (2.) The darkness of our present state in comparison with the vision of God, which will be the happiness of heaven, where the divine glory is unveiled.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The dazzling brightness, or rather, perhaps, the dense portentous darkness of the cloud, struck the minds of the priests, as it formerly had done Moses, which such astonishment and terror (Le 16:2-13; Ex 40:35) that they could not remain. Thus the temple became the place where the divine glory was revealed, and the king of Israel established his royal residence.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יָכְל֧וּ	ya.khe.Lu	they were able	H3201 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים	ha.ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
לַעֲמֹ֥ד	la.'a.Mod	to stand	H5975 →
לְשָׁרֵ֖ת	le.sha.Ret	to serve	H8334 →
מִפְּנֵ֥י	mi.pe.Nei	<from> because of	H6440 →
הֶֽעָנָ֑ן	he.'a.Nan	the cloud	H6051 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
מָלֵ֥א	ma.Le'	it filled	H4390 →
כְבוֹד־	khe.Vod-	[the] glory of	H3519 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פ	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
- Ephesians 4:22–24
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Romans 12:2
  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of…
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
  Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
leads to
- Isaiah 60:2
  For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
- Genesis 1:3
  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings