9. There was nothing in the ark but the two stone tablets which Moses had put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they went forth from the land of Egypt.
10. When the priests left the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord
11. so that the priests could no longer minister because of the cloud, since the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
12. Then Solomon said,“The Lord intends to dwell in the dark cloud;
13. I have indeed built you a princely house,the base for your enthronement forever.”
14. The king turned and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while the whole assembly of Israel stood.