1 Kings 8:11
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So that the priests could not stand to minister, because of the cloud,.... Either through the darkness it first caused,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
As in the case of Moses Exo 40:35, so now the glory of the Lord, the manifestation of the divine presence, which the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The glory of the Lord had filled the house - The cloud, the symbol of the Divine glory and presence, appears to have…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 8:1-11
The temple, though richly beautified, yet while it was without the ark was like a body without a soul, or a candlestick…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
could not stand to minister i.e. At the altar of incense which stood within the holy place. God's presence was diffused…
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