1 Kings 8:11

1 Kings 8:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

Context of 1 Kings 8:11

9Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left the land of Egypt. 10When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of the Lord. 12Then Solomon prayed, “O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. 13Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”

1 Kings 8:11 word by word

וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמֹ֥ד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֥י הֶֽעָנָ֑ן כִּי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So that the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• for the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:11

• Leviticus 9:6And Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.”
• Ezekiel 43:2Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory.
• Ezekiel 44:4Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that the glory of the Lord filled the Temple of the Lord, and I fell face down on the ground.
• John 1:14So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
• Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 21:11It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The glory of the Lord had filled the house - The cloud, the symbol of the Divine glory and presence, appears to have filled not only the holy of holies, but the whole temple, court and all, and to have become evident to the people; and by this Solomon knew that God had honored the place with his presence, and taken it for his habitation in reference to the people of Israel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11As in the case of Moses Exodus 40:35, so now the glory of the Lord, the manifestation of the divine presence, which the cloud usually veiled, shone forth from it with such brilliancy, that mortal man could not bear the sight.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 8:11

• Cloud
• Temple
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Shechinah
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told

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