2 Chronicles 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him? ”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and who doth retain strength to build to Him a house, for the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? and who <FI>am<Fi> I that I do build to Him a house, except to make perfume before Him?”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him? ”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Who is he then that can be able to buylde him an house, when the heauen, and the heauen of heauens can not conteine him? who am I then that I should buylde him an house? but I do it to burne incense before him.”
2 Chronicles 2:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 2:6 in Context — 2 Chronicles 2
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:6 Mean?
2 Chronicles 2:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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