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2 Chronicles 6:1
1Then Solomon prayed, ‘Lord, you have said that you live in a dark cloud.
2 Chronicles 6:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon prayed, ‘Lord, you have said that you live in a dark cloud. 2Now I have built a great temple for you. It is a place where you can live for ever.’ 3While all the Israelite people stood there, the king turned round towards them. He prayed that God would bless them.
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אָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכּ֖וֹן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:1
- Exodus 20:21So the people stayed away from the mountain. But Moses walked towards the thick, dark cloud, where God was.
- Exodus 24:15When Moses went up the mountain, the cloud covered it.
- Leviticus 16:2The Most Holy Place in the Tent of Meeting is behind the curtain. The Lord said to Moses, ‘Your brother Aaron cannot go behind the curtain at any time that he wants to. Tell him that. The Lord appears in a cloud over the lid of the Covenant Box. So Aaron will die if he does not obey the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 4:11At that time, you came and you stood at the edge of the mountain. You saw that the fire on the mountain reached up to the sky. But the sky was full of black clouds and it was dark.
- 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon prayed, ‘Lord, you have said that you live in a dark cloud.
- Psalms 18:8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.
- Psalms 97:2Dark clouds are all round the Lord. He rules with justice, and he is fair to everyone.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord will punish those who do wrong things. But he does not get angry quickly. He is a powerful God. The Lord does not get angry quickly. But he gets angry when people do wrong things. Then he punishes those people. He is very powerful. You can see his power in the wind and the storms. The clouds are like dust that his feet shake.
- Hebrews 12:18You have come near to God. But you have not come to a place that you can touch, like Sinai mountain. That mountain burned with fire. But where the people stood, it was completely dark. They could not see at all. There was also a very strong wind and a storm.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Lord hath said that he would dwell - Solomon, seeing the cloud descend and fill the house, immediately took for granted that the Lord had accepted the place, and was now present. What occurred now was precisely the same with what took place when Moses reared the tabernacle in the wilderness; see Exodus 40:34, Exodus 40:35; : A cloud covered the tent - and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple. --The order of Solomon's prayer is to be observed. First and chiefly, he prays for repentance and forgiveness, which is the chief blessing, and the only solid foundation of other mercies: he then prays for temporal mercies; thereby teaching us what things to mind and desire most in our prayers. This also Christ hath taught us in his perfect pattern and form of prayer, where there is but one prayer for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The dedication ceremony ended with Solomon's poetic speech about the temple's main idea. God chose to live in the thick cloud of darkness. The temple's dedication confirmed God's choice of Israel as his people and his ongoing presence among them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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
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