2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;
BSB
ASV
Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
KJV
Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
The Lord hath said that he would dwell - Solomon, seeing the cloud descend and fill the house, immediately took for granted that the Lord had accepted the place, and was now present. What occurred now was precisely the same with what took place when Moses reared the tabernacle in the wilderness; see Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35: A cloud covered the tent - and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent - because the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
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Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
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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…
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Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar…
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
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Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.