1 Kings 8:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the LORD’s glory filled his temple.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 9:6 : 6 Then Moses said,“This is what the LORD has commanded you to do so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
  • Lev 9:23 : 23 Moses and Aaron then entered into the Meeting Tent. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
  • Ezek 43:2 : 2 I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water; and the earth radiated his glory.
  • Ezek 43:4-5 : 4 The glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate that faces east. 5 Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the LORD filling the temple.
  • Ezek 44:4 : 4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed the glory of the LORD filling the LORD’s temple, and I threw myself face down.
  • John 1:14 : 14 Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory– the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
  • Acts 7:55 : 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
  • Rev 21:11 : 11 The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 94%

    13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the LORD, singing:“Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the LORD’s temple.

    14 The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the LORD’s splendor filled God’s temple.

  • 10 Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Chr 7:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1 Solomon Dedicates the Temple When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the LORD’s splendor filled the temple.

    2 The priests were unable to enter the LORD’s temple because the LORD’s splendor filled the LORD’s temple.

    3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the LORD’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,“Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

  • Ezek 10:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3 (The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.)

    4 Then the glory of the LORD arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the LORD’s glory.

  • 78%

    34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

    35 Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

  • 12 Then Solomon said,“The LORD has said that he lives in thick darkness.

  • 18 Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

  • 8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

  • 5 Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the LORD filling the temple.

  • 73%

    16 The glory of the LORD resided on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud.

    17 Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view of the people.

  • 10 As Aaron spoke to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the wilderness, there the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud,

  • Isa 6:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”

    4 The sound of their voices shook the door frames, and the temple was filled with smoke.

  • 11 The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • 42 When the community assembled against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting– and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

  • 3 Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

  • 4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed the glory of the LORD filling the LORD’s temple, and I threw myself face down.

  • 11 Seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel(with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them) were standing in front of them, each with a censer in his hand, and fragrant vapors from a cloud of incense were swirling upward.

  • 70%

    22 Then the cherubim spread their wings with their wheels alongside them while the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

    23 The glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stopped over the mountain east of it.

  • 18 “God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 15 The LORD appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud that stood above the door of the tent.

  • 27 “God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?

  • 6 Moses Responds So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting. They then threw themselves down with their faces to the ground, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

  • 38 For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, but fire would be on it at night, in plain view of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

  • 4 Then I perceived that the glory of the God of Israel was there, as in the vision I had seen earlier in the valley.

  • 1 Then Solomon said,“The LORD has said that he lives in thick darkness.

  • Num 9:15-17
    3 verses
    69%

    15 The Leading of the Lord On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle– the tent of the testimony– and from evening until morning there was a fiery appearance over the tabernacle.

    16 This is the way it used to be continually: The cloud would cover it by day, and there was a fiery appearance by night.

    17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the Israelites would begin their journey; and in whatever place the cloud settled, there the Israelites would make camp.

  • 27 Majestic splendor emanates from him, he is the source of strength and joy.

  • 5 And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

    8 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • 10 When all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people, each one at the entrance of his own tent, would rise and worship.

  • 8 Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the LORD.

  • 4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.

  • 10 For indeed, what had been glorious now has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it.

  • 2 who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

  • 14 The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they traveled from the camp.