John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1-42
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2 Chronicles 6:1 Asv
John Gill
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 6:1
The Lord hath said that he would dwell - Solomon, seeing the cloud descend and fill the house, immediately took for granted that the Lord had accepted the place, and was now present. What occurred now was precisely the same with what took place when Moses reared the tabernacle in the wilderness; see Exodus 40:34 , Exodus 40:35 ; : A cloud covered the tent - and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent - because the glory of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1
In the thick darkness ; Hebrew, מַּעֲרַפֶל . The Lord had said this in so many words, and also by not a few practical examples (Le 2 Chronicles 16:2 ; Exodus 19:9 ; Exodus 24:16 ; Exodus 25:22 ; Exodus 40:34 , Exodus 40:35 ). This thing which he said, and did, even while really instructing, after the manner of special revelation, a specialized people, is essentially what he ever has said and ever is doing in all time, in all the world, and in all nature and providence. It is... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1
God, the incomprehensible One. What is the historical reference? Is it to the luminous cloud that shone between the cherubim? or is it not, rather, to the Divine manifestation, on. Mount Sinai, of which God had said, "I will come unto thee in a thick cloud" ( Exodus 19:9 )? God "dwells in the light which no man can approach unto" ( 1 Timothy 6:16 ), and this is the same thing; for the dazzling light is to us as the darkness. As our eye is constituted to receive no more than a certain... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1-11
The dedication of the temple: 2. The address of Solomon. I. To JEHOVAH . ( 2 Chronicles 6:1 , 2 Chronicles 6:2 .) On beholding the cloud which filled the temple ( 2 Chronicles 6:13 ), Solomon uttered words which expressed: 1 . Recognition of Jehovah ' s presence. "The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness." Though nowhere occurring in Old Testament Scripture, this promise accorded substantially with the declarations Jehovah had often made ( Exodus... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1-42
The dedication, and Solomon's prayer. The ark once within the most holy place, the whole temple seems to wait expectant for its own solemn offering and dedication, to that heaven from which its pattern came, to its own supreme Architect, of whose wisdom it was designed, and of whose inspiration of the mind and heart of so many, its beautiful and costly materials had been ungrudingly given and skilfully wrought. The picture photographed so faithfully in this chapter does not fail of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 6:1-39
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Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 6:1
2 Chronicles 6:1. The Lord hath said he would dwell in the thick darkness He has made darkness his pavilion; but let this house be the residence of that darkness. For it is in the upper world that he dwells in light, such as no eye can approach. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 6:1-11
It is of great consequence, in all our religious actions, that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom and the honour of his majesty, it would not have turned at all to his account. But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify, the undertaking. 1. He did it for the glory and honour of God; this was... read more