Misinterpretations often portray God as dwelling in literal darkness connoting evil, obscurity, or remoteness, ignoring the biblical context where thick darkness describes the radiant cloud of divine glory, as at Sinai, that filled the temple to signify God's holy presence rather than absence or malevolence, leading some to wrongly associate it with pagan deities or spiritual isolation.
II Chronicles 6:1
King James Version (1769)
1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Solomon acknowledges God's promised presence in the temple, manifested as a thick cloud of glory symbolizing divine transcendence and holiness, assuring Israel of Yahweh's faithful dwelling among them in a sanctuary prepared for His name, even as His unapproachable majesty veils itself from human sight to protect and draw near to His people.