2 Chronicles 6:1 KJV — MannaFest

2 Chronicles 6:1

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

KJV

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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 said--to dwell in thick darkness,

DBT

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

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2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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11 verses on the floor

1 Kings 8:12
Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Psalms 18:8–11
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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.
Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

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He makes a solemn prayer to God that he would please graciously to accept and answer all the prayers that should be made in, or towards, that house,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

), but let this house be the residence of that darkness; for it is in the upper world that he dwells in light, such as no eye can approach. He did it in compliance with the choice God had been pleased to make of Jerusalem, to be the city in which he would record his name (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to regard it, as an undoubted sign and welcome pledge of the divine presence and acceptance of the building reared to His honor and worship.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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