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1 Kings 8:12 KJV

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

1 Kings 8:12, King James Version
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In context

11 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.

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

13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

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Cross-references

  • Psalms 97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
  • 2 Chronicles 6:1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
  • Leviticus 16:2 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
  • Isaiah 45:15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.