1 Kings 8:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.”
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“so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the priests have not been able to stand to minister because of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 8:11 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 29:43I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.
- Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 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.”
- Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Ezekiel 43:4and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
- Ezekiel 44:4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
- Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
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