1 Kings 8:10

1 Kings 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
• New International Version (NIV)When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

Context of 1 Kings 8:10

8The poles were very long. The priests could see their ends from the Holy Place, if they stood in front of the Most Holy Place. But nobody could see the poles from outside the temple. And they are still there today. 9There was nothing in the Covenant Box, except the two flat stones that Moses had put there at Sinai. That was where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out from Egypt. When the priests came out from the Holy Place, a cloud filled the Lord's temple. 11The priests could not do their work to serve the Lord, because of the cloud. The Lord's bright glory filled his temple. 12Then Solomon prayed, ‘Lord, you have said that you live in a dark cloud.

1 Kings 8:10 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י בְּצֵ֥את הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְהֶעָנָ֥ן מָלֵ֖א אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• were come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• that the cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10When the priests were come out - That is, after having carried the ark into the holy of holies, before any sacred service had yet commenced.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The cloud - the visible symbol of the divine presence - the Shechinah of the Targums - which halt been promised before the ark was begun Exodus 29:43, and had filled the tabernacle as soon as it was completed Exodus 40:34, and which had probably been seen from time to time during the long interval when we have no express mention of it, now once more appeared in full magnificence, and took, as it were, possession of the building which Solomon was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11When the priests left the Holy Place, music welcomed them, praising the Lord (2 Chronicles 5:11–14). Before, God's glorious presence filled the tabernacle (Exodus 40:34–35). Now, it filled the temple, showing God was with his people again. Ezekiel noted when God's presence later left the temple (Ezekiel 10:18–19) and predicted its return in a blessed future (Ezekiel 43:1–5). In the New Testament, John wrote that God lives among his people through Jesus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. the cloud filled the house of the Lord--The cloud was the visible symbol of the divine presence, and its occupation of the sanctuary was a testimony of God's gracious acceptance of the temple as of the tabernacle (Ex 40:34). The dazzling brightness, or rather, perhaps, the dense portentous darkness of the cloud, struck the minds of the priests, as it formerly had done Moses, which such astonishment and terror (Le 16:2-13; De 4:24; Ex 40:35) that…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:10

• Church
• Cloud
• Temple
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Cloud
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Shechinah
• Solomon

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings