So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
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Interpretation
God took possession of the temple; he filled it with a cloud. Thus he signified his acceptance of this temple, to be the same to him that the tabernacle of Moses was, and assured his people that he would be the same in it.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 5:11-14.