¹² Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

² Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

² and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

¹ Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

² But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

³ And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

⁴ And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

⁵ Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:

⁶ but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

⁹ nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

¹⁰ And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

¹¹ And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

¹⁵ Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

²¹ And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

¹¹ And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

²² These words Jehovah spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹⁸ For ye are not come unto `a mount' that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,