² The priests were not able to enter the Lord’s temple because the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord.

⁴ Then the glory of the Lord rose from above the cherub to the threshold of the temple.^(A) The temple was filled with the cloud,^(B) and the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.^(C)

¹⁸ Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple^(A) and stopped above the cherubim.^{(B) 19} The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes;^(C) the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house.

⁴ The glory of the Lord entered the temple by way of the gate that faced east.^{(A) 5} Then the Spirit lifted me up^(B) and brought me to the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.^(C)