2 Chronicles 6:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 6:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house which I have built!”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded! ”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“(for is it true? --God dwelleth with man on the earth! Lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Thee, how much less this house that I have built?)”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But willGod indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! ”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“(Is it true in deede that God will dwell with man on earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: how much more vnable is this house, which I haue buylt?)”
2 Chronicles 6:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:18 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
17 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:18 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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