1 Kings 8:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?”
1 Kings 8:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!”
1 Kings 8:27 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!”
1 Kings 8:27 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But, is it true? --God dwelleth on the earth! lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens do not contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded!”
1 Kings 8:27 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!”
1 Kings 8:27 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?”
1 Kings 8:27 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:27 in Context — 1 Kings 8
25 Ahora pues, Jehová Dios de Israel, cumple á tu siervo David mi padre lo que le prometiste, diciendo: No faltará varón de ti delante de mí, que se siente en el trono de Israel, con tal que tus hijos guarden su camino, que anden delante de mí como tú has delante de mí andado.
26 Ahora pues, oh Dios de Israel, verifíquese tu palabra que dijiste á tu siervo David mi padre.
27 Empero ¿es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener: ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?
28 Con todo, tú atenderás á la oración de tu siervo, y á su plegaria, oh Jehová Dios mío, oyendo [propicio] el clamor y oración que tu siervo hace hoy delante de ti:
29 Que estén tus ojos abiertos de noche y de día sobre esta casa, sobre este lugar del cual has dicho: Mi nombre estará allí; y que oigas la oración que tu siervo hará en este lugar.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:27 Mean?
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