1 Kings 8:11
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And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

for the glory

Leviticus 9:6,23 Moses said: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded. Do it, and his glory will appear to you. . . .

Ezekiel 43:2,4,5 And behold the glory of the God of Israel came in by the way of the east: and his voice was like the noise of many waters, and the earth shone with his majesty. . . .

Ezekiel 44:4 And he brought me by the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house: and I saw, and behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell on my face.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.

Revelation 21:11,23 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal. . . .

Context
God's Glory Fills the Temple
10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
Cross References
Romans 9:4
Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Exodus 40:34
The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.

Exodus 40:35
Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things, and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all.

1 Kings 8:10
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord,

1 Kings 8:12
Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

2 Chronicles 5:14
Nor could the priests stand and minister by reason of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.

Psalm 90:16
Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.

Haggai 2:7
And I will move all nations: AND THE DESIRED OF ALL NATIONS SHALL COME: and I will fill this house with glory: saith the Lord of hosts.

Lexicon
so that the priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

could
יָכְל֧וּ (yā·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power

not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

stand there
לַעֲמֹ֥ד (la·‘ă·mōḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

to minister
לְשָׁרֵ֖ת (lə·šā·rêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

because
מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

of the cloud;
הֶֽעָנָ֑ן (he·‘ā·nān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the glory
כְבוֹד־ (ḵə·ḇō·wḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

filled
מָלֵ֥א (mā·lê)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
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.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.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, because the glory of the Lord filled the house.

and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of Jehovah.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.

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.
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