2 Chronicles 5:14

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.

Cross-references

In 2 Chronicles 7:2, the same glory fills the temple after Solomon's prayer, reinforcing the priests' inability to enter.

2 Chronicles 7:1 immediately follows: fire consumes the offering and the glory fills the temple — a direct continuation of this moment.

Exodus 40:35 records Moses unable to enter the tabernacle due to the glory cloud — a direct parallel to the temple dedication.

In Isaiah 6:1-4, the temple is filled with smoke from God's glory, mirroring the cloud that filled the temple here.

Ezekiel 10:4 shows the glory cloud filling the temple, echoing the same divine presence that filled Solomon's temple.

Revelation 15:8 depicts the temple filled with smoke from God's glory, paralleling the OT scene and showing a future fulfillment.

Exodus 29:43 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 29:43 promises God's glory will consecrate the tabernacle — here that promise is fulfilled when the temple is filled with glory.

In Leviticus 9:6, Moses says the glory of the LORD will appear at the tabernacle dedication — the same happens here at the temple dedication.

Isaiah 6:4 Parallel

Isaiah 6:4 describes the temple filled with smoke (God's glory) — a similar manifestation of divine presence causing shaking and fear.

In Ezekiel 43:5, the glory of the Lord fills the temple in a vision — directly echoing the same event of divine presence filling the house.

Leviticus 16:2 warns Aaron not to enter when the cloud appears over the mercy seat — here the cloud fills the temple, preventing the priests from ministering.

Haggai 2:7 Related theme

Haggai 2:7 promises a future filling of the temple with glory — recalling the same divine presence that filled Solomon's temple here.

Psalm 26:8 Related theme

Psalm 26:8 expresses love for the house where God's glory dwells — this verse shows the actual dwelling of that glory.