9. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10. It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11. so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
12. Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
13. "I have surely built You a lofty house, A place for Your dwelling forever."
14. Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.