1 Kings 8:12

In 11 translations

BSB

Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.Some LXX Manuscripts The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but

KJV

¶ Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

WEB

Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

ASV

Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

LSV

Then Solomon said, “YHWH has said [He is] to dwell in thick darkness;

YLT

Then said Solomon, 'Jehovah hath said to dwell in thick darkness;

DBY

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

DRC

Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

GNV

Then spake Salomon, The Lord said, that he woulde dwell in the darke cloude.

JPS

Then spoke Solomon: The LORD hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.

LXXE8:53

Then spoke Solomon concerning the house, when he had finished building it—He manifested the sun in the heaven: the Lord said he would dwell in darkness: build thou my house, a beautiful house for thyself to dwell in anew. Behold, is not this written in the book of the song?

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WLC

אָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃

LXX-Br8:53

Τότε ἐλάλησε Σαλωμὼν ὑπὲρ τοῦ οἴκου, ὡς συνετέλεσε τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτὸν, Ἥλιον ἐγνώρισεν ἐν οὐρανῷ· Κύριος εἶπε τοῦ κατοικεῖν ἐν γνόφῳ· οἰκοδόμησον οἶκόν μου, οἶκον εὐπρεπῆ σεαυτῷ τοῦ κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ καινότητος· οὐκ ἰδοὺ αὕτη γέγραπται ἐν βιβλίῳ τῆς ᾠδῆς;

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• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1–11Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud; and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.” And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king…
• Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the…
• Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
• Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
• Psalms 18:8–11Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the…
• Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
• Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
• Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them…

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