World English Bible

1 Kings 8:12

“Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.”

Verse in context — 1 Kings 8

It came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Yahweh,

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

Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.

The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

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