King James Version (KJV)

1 Kings 8:12

“Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.”

Verse in context — 1 Kings 8

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy [place], that the cloud 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.

Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.