1 Kings 8:12 (DRB)

Passage

Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord,

1 Kings 8:11 And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 8:12 Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

1 Kings 8:13 Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.

1 Kings 8:14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "said", "lord", "dwell", and "cloud". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And the priests could not stand to..." into verse 13's "Building I have built a house for...", so "solomon" and "said" 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 "solomon" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.