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

9There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 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. 12Then spoke Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

1 Kings 8:11 word by word

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

• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:11

• Leviticus 9:6And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear to you.
• Ezekiel 43:2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
• Ezekiel 44:4Then he brought me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.
• John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
• 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shone into our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, 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