Verse 5
2 Chronicles 2:5
Free Bible Version
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But who can build a Temple for him to live in, for the heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain him, and who am I that I should dare to build him a house, except to burn incense to him?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מִ֤י יַעֲצָר כֹּ֨חַ֙ לִ/בְנֽוֹת ל֣/וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֧י הַ/שָּׁמַ֛יִם וּ/שְׁמֵ֥י הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑/הוּ וּ/מִ֤י אֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶבְנֶה לּ֣/וֹ בַ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם לְ/הַקְטִ֥יר לְ/פָנָֽי/ו
English Translation
And who can restrain the power of his daughters, for the heavens and the heavens of heavens cannot contain Him, and who am I that I should build a house for Him, except to offer before Him?
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Chapter 2 Context
1
He allocated 70,000 men as laborers, 80,000 as stone cutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as foremen.
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2
Solomon sent a message to Hiram, king of Tyre, telling him,
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3
“Please do as you did with my father David when you sent him cedar timber for him to build a palace...
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4
This Temple I am about to build must be impressive, because our God (Elohim) is greater than all god...
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5
But who can build a Temple for him to live in, for the heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain...
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So please send me a master craftsman who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron;...
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7
Also send me cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your workers are skillfu...
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I will pay your workers, the wood-cutters, 20,000 cors of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,0...
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9
King Hiram of Tyre responded to Solomon by letter: “It's because the Lord loves his people that he h...
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10
Hiram went on, “Praise the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He...
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11
I'm sending you Hiram-Abi, a master craftsman who knows and understands what he's doing.
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12
His mother is from the tribe of Dan and his father is from Tyre. He's an expert in working with gold...
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Now my lord, please send to us his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he spoke about.
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14
We will cut all timber you need from Lebanon and take it to you by sea in rafts to Joppa. From there...
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15
Solomon had a census taken of all the foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father D...
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He allocated 70,000 as laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as foremen.
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