1 Kings 8:11
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 9:3 records God's response: He consecrates the temple, confirming the glory-cloud as His presence.
Ezekiel 43:5 explicitly states the glory filled the temple, using the same language as here.
Revelation 21:23 shows the ultimate fulfillment: God's glory replaces created light, echoing the Shekinah filling the temple.
Revelation 21:11 shows the same divine glory now filling the New Jerusalem, the ultimate dwelling of God.
John 1:14 reveals that the glory which filled the temple now dwells in Jesus Christ, the true tabernacle.
Ezekiel 44:4 shows the prophet falling facedown at the glory, similar to priests unable to stand.
Ezekiel 43:4 describes the glory entering the temple, mirroring its entry into Solomon's temple.
Ezekiel 43:2 depicts God's glory returning to a future temple, echoing this overwhelming presence.
Leviticus 9:23 shows the same glory filling the tabernacle after dedication, a precedent for this temple scene.
Isaiah 6:1 portrays God's glory filling the temple in a vision, reminiscent of the physical glory-cloud here.
2 Chronicles 7:1 gives the parallel account with fire from heaven, reinforcing the glory-cloud filling the temple.
Exodus 16:10 records the same glory-cloud appearance in the wilderness, prefiguring its filling of the temple.
Haggai 2:7 promises the second temple will be filled with glory, mirroring the filling of Solomon's temple here.
Exodus 40:35 reports Moses unable to enter due to glory-cloud, paralleling the priests' inability to minister here.
Exodus 40:34 describes the identical filling of the tabernacle with glory-cloud, a direct parallel to the temple dedication.
Exodus 29:43 promises God's glory will consecrate the tabernacle, parallel to the temple's filling here.
Luke 2:9 shows the glory of the Lord shining around the shepherds, a manifestation similar to the cloud filling the temple.
Acts 7:55 shows Stephen glimpsing the same glory in heaven, now accessible beyond the temple.
2 Corinthians 3:18 describes believers beholding and reflecting the Lord's glory, a personal encounter unlike the temple cloud.
2 Corinthians 4:6 shifts the glory from a temple cloud to an internal illumination through Christ.