1 Kings 8:11 (GNV)

Passage

So that the Priestes could not stande to minister, because of the cloude: for the glorie of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:9 Nothing was in the Arke saue the two tables of stone which Moses had put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a couenant with the children of Israel, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:10 And when the Priestes were come out of the Sanctuarie, the cloude filled the house of the Lord,

1 Kings 8:11 So that the Priestes could not stande to minister, because of the cloude: for the glorie of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 8:12 Then spake Salomon, The Lord said, that he woulde dwell in the darke cloude.

1 Kings 8:13 I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abide in for euer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "priestes", "stande", "minister", "cloude", "glorie", "lord", "filled", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "priestes" and "stande", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And when the Priestes were come out..." into verse 12's "Then spake Salomon The Lord said that...", so "priestes" and "stande" 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 "priestes" and "stande" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.