This cloud of glory signified the divine presence as did the cloud that appeared on Sinai (Ex. 24:15-18) and again at the dedication of the tabernacle (Ex. 40:34-38). Exekiel, in vision, beheld a similar glory over the house of God (Eze. 10:4). It was during a great lifting up of the voices of the assembled priests in an anthem of praise to God that His glory appeared in the form of a cloud (2 Chron. 5:13).