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1 Kings 8:12

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

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ASV

Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

KJV

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

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָ֖ז'azthenH227 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe has saidH559 →
לִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.Konto dwellH7931 →
בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.Felin <the> thick darknessH6205 →

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Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.2 Chronicles 6:1–11Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;Leviticus 16:2And 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.Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.Psalms 18:8–11Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.Job 26:9He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.Exodus 19:9The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.

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