1 Kings 8:11 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,

1 Kings 8:11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

1 Kings 8:12 Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

1 Kings 8:13 I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "priests", "stand", "minister", "reason", "cloud", "glory", "jehovah", and "filled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "priests" and "stand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And it came to pass when the..." into verse 12's "Then spake Solomon Jehovah hath said that...", so "priests" and "stand" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "priests" and "stand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.