1 Kings 8:11 - Printer Friendly

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.

NIV: And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.

NASB: 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.

CSB: and because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

NLT: The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of the Lord.

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.

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.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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