2 Chronicles 6:1

“SOLOMON BLESSES THE PEOPLE AND PRAISES GOD. (2Ch. 6:1-41) The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to regard it, as an undoubted sign and welcome pledge of the divine presence and acceptance of the building reared to His honor and worship. He referred not to any particular declaration of God, but to the cloud having been all along in the…”

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“Thick darkness - He has indeed made darkness his pavilion. But let this house be the residence of that darkness. It is in the upper world that he dwells in light, such as no eye can approach. 2 Chronicles 6:9”

“6:1-2 The dedication ceremony culminated in Solomon’s poetic proclamation that expressed the most basic concept of the Temple. God had chosen to dwell in the thick cloud of darkness. The dedication of the Temple affirmed God’s choice of Israel as his people and his continuous presence in their midst.”

“The Lord: Exo 20:21, Exo 24:15-18; Lev 16:2; Deu 4:11; Kg1 8:12-21; Psa 18:8-11, Psa 97:2; Nah 1:3; Heb 12:18 2 Chronicles 6:2”

“The words with which Solomon celebrates this wondrous evidence of the divine favour, entirely coincide with the narrative in Kg1 8:12-21, except that in Ch2 6:5. the actual words of Solomon's speech are more completely given than in Kg1 8:16, where the words, "and I have not chosen a man to be prince over my people Israel, and I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there," are omitted. For the commentary on this address, see on Kg1 8:12-21. 2 Chronicles 6:12”