Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,
New American Standard Bible
“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
King James Version
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Holman Bible
Then Solomon said:
International Standard Version
Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness.
A Conservative Version
Then Solomon spoke, LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
American Standard Version
Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Amplified
Then Solomon said,
Darby Translation
Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Julia Smith Translation
Then said Solomon, Jehovah said to dwell in thick clouds.
King James 2000
Then said Solomon, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has decided to dwell in the deep gloom.
Modern King James verseion
And Solomon said, Jehovah has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Solomon said, "The LORD hath spoken it, how that he will dwell in darkness.
NET Bible
Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.
New Heart English Bible
Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom;
Webster
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
World English Bible
Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
Then said Solomon, 'Jehovah said -- to dwell in thick darkness,
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 6:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Blesses The People
1 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men, 2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
Cross References
Exodus 20:21
And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.
1 Kings 8:12-50
Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men;
Hebrews 12:18
You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,
Exodus 24:15-18
And Moses went up into the mountain, and it was covered by the cloud.
Leviticus 16:2
The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, your brother, that he may not come at all times into the holy place inside the veil, before the cover which is on the ark, for fear that death may overtake him; for I will be seen in the cloud on the cover of the ark.
Deuteronomy 4:11
And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.
Psalm 18:8-11
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
Psalm 97:2
Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.
Nahum 1:3
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.