Verse 5

2 Chronicles 2:5

American Standard Version

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5 And the house which I build is great; for great is our God (Elohim) above all gods.

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 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom. Focus ↗

2 And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men... Focus ↗

3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and did... Focus ↗

4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God (Elohim), to dedicate it to him,... Focus ↗

5 And the house which I build is great; for great is our God (Elohim) above all gods.

6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? wh... Focus ↗

7 Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and i... Focus ↗

8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants k... Focus ↗

9 even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and w... Focus ↗

10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of be... Focus ↗

11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loveth hi... Focus ↗

12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who... Focus ↗

13 And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father`s, Focus ↗

14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gol... Focus ↗

15 Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him... Focus ↗

16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in flo... Focus ↗

17 And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewi... Focus ↗

18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hew... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 2 (18 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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