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1 Kings 8:12

Solomon's opening blessing (2 Chronicles 6:1-11)

12. The Lord said thathe would dwell in the thick darkness Better, as in 2 Chronicles 6:1, -The Lord hath said, &c." The king's words are called forth by what he sees: the house enveloped in a thick cloud such that none could remain within nor enter. The allusion is to Leviticus 16:3, where God says -I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat." Cf. Psalms 97:2, -Clouds and darkness are round about Him." So too God speaks of coming to Moses -in a thick cloud," Exodus 19:9; Exodus 20:21.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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