Then spake Solomon, evidently from the platform which he had prepared in the midst of the court, 2 Chronicles 6:13, The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness, Exodus 19:9; Leviticus 16:2. The cloud which he beheld was to Solomon a sign that Jehovah had come down to dwell in the Temple.
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1 Kings 8:12
12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.