1 Kings 8:12 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 8:12

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

Then said Solomon, `Jehovah hath said to dwell in thick darkness;

DBT

Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
2 Chronicles 6:1–11
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.
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

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Thus our holy faith is exercised and our holy fear is increased. Where God dwells in light faith is swallowed up in vision and fear in love. He himself bids it welcome, as worthy of all acceptation; and since God, by this cloud, came down to take possession, he does, in a few words, solemnly give him possession (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In a long prayer he recommended to God's gracious acceptance all the prayers that should be made in or towards this place,

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