1 Kings 8:10
in 1 Kings 8And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
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,
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe cloud - The usual token of God's glorious presence. Filled - In testimony of his gracious acceptance of this work, and their service; and to beget an awe and reverence in them, and in all others, when they approach to God.
This site's exposition
the cloud filled the house
on 1 Kings 8:10-11
The cloud filling the house and driving the priests from their ministry repeats Ex 40:34-35 in shape and nearly in words, the same glory that kept Moses from entering the finished tabernacle now stopping the priests at the finished temple. Barnes ties the two scenes together directly, the glory the cloud usually veiled now shining out with a brightness mortal men could not bear, exactly as it had at the tabernacle's own dedication. The moment answers Deut 12's promise of a place for the name with an unmistakable sign that the Lord himself has taken up residence, the temple thread reaching its summit here.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
When the priests were come out - That is, after having carried the ark into the holy of holies, before any sacred service had yet commenced.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The cloud - the visible symbol of the divine presence - the Shechinah of the Targums - which halt been promised before the ark was begun Exo 29:43, and had filled the tabernacle as soon as it was completed Exo 40:34, and which had probably been seen from time to time during the long interval when we have no express mention of it, now once more appeared in full magnificence, and took, as it were, possession of the building which Solomon was dedicating. The presence of God in the temple henceforth was thus assured to the Jews, and His approval of all that Solomon had done was signified.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
After the Kohanim went out of the Kodesh. As the Kohanim who carried the Ark into the Holy of Holies were leaving, the Divine Presence immediately came to rest in the Sanctuary.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֕י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְּצֵ֥את | betzet | when came out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | hakodesh | the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְהֶעָנָ֥ן | veheanan | and the cloud | H6051 → | |
| מָלֵ֖א | male' | it filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיְהִ֕יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בְּצֵ֥אתwhen came out
betzetH3318 →1067 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁthe holy place
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְהֶעָנָ֥ןand the cloud
veheananH6051 →
מָלֵ֖אit filled
male'H4390 →249 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.