9. There wasn't anything in the ark except the two stone tablets. Moses had placed them in it at Mount Horeb. That's where the Lord had made a covenant with the Israelites. He made it after they came out of Egypt.
10. The priests left the Holy Room. Then the cloud filled the temple of the Lord.
11. The priests couldn't do their work because of it. That's because the glory of the Lord filled his temple.
12. Then Solomon said, "Lord, you have said you would live in a dark cloud.
13. As you can see, I've built a beautiful temple for you. You can live in it forever."