2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Salomon sayd, The Lord hath sayde that he would dwell in the darke cloude:
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
In Context
2And I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in for euer.
Cross References
Exodus 24:15Then Moses went vp to the mount, and the cloude couered the mountaine,
Deuteronomy 4:11Then came you neere and stoode vnder the mountaine, and the mountaine burnt with fire vnto the mids of heauen, and there was darkenesse, cloudes and mist.
Psalms 18:8Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.
Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger, but he is great in power, and will not surely cleare the wicked: the Lord hath his way in ye whirlewind, and in the storme, and the cloudes are the dust of his feete.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1
The glory of the Lord, in the vehicle of a thick cloud, having filled the house which Solomon built, by which God manifested his presence there, he immediately improves the opportunity, and addresses God, as a God now, in a peculiar manner, nigh at hand. I. He makes a solemn declaration of his intention in building this house, to the satisfaction of the people and the honour of God, both of whom he blessed, ver. 1-11 . II. He makes a solemn prayer to God that he would please graciously to accept and answer all the… Read the whole commentary →