within, inherent or in the possession of the subject, it very commonly
1. As to internal glory. When the word is used to signify what is within, inherent or in the possession of the subject, it very commonly signifies excellency, or great valuableness, dignity, or worthiness of regard. This according to the Hebrew idiom is as it were the weight of a thing, as that by which it is heavy; as to be light is to be worthless, without value, contemptible. Num. 21:5, "This light bread." 1 Sam. 18:23, "Seemeth it a light thing." Judg. 9:4, "Light persons," i.e. worthless, vain, vile persons. So Zeph. 3:4. To set light is to despise, 2 Sam. 19:43. Belshazzar's vileness in the sight of God is represented by his being Tekel, weighed in the balance and found light, Dan. 5:27. And as the weight of a thing arises from these two things, its magnitude and its specific gravity conjunctly, so the word "glory" is very commonly used to signify the excellency of a person or thing, as consisting either in greatness or in beauty, or as it were preciousness, or in both conjunctly;5 as will abundantly appear by considering the places referred to in the margin.
Sometimes that internal great and excellent good, which is called "glory," is rather in possession than inherent. Anyone may be called "heavy" that possesses an abundance; and he that is empty and destitute, may be called "light." Thus we find riches is sometimes called "glory." Gen. 31:1, "And of that which was our father's, hath he gotten all this glory." Esther 5:11, "Haman told them of the glory of his riches." Ps. 49:16–17, "Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased. For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away, his glory shall not descend after him." Nahum 2:9, "Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is none end of the store and glory out of the pleasant furniture."
And it is often put for a great height of happiness and prosperity and fullness of good in general. Gen. 45:13, "You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt." Job 19:9, "He hath stripped me of my glory." Is.