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 He aquí yo tengo que edificar casa al nombre de Jehová mi Dios, para consagrársela, para quemar perfumes aromáticos delante de él, y para la colocación continua de los panes de la proposición, y para holocaustos á mañana y tarde, y los sábados, y nuevas lunas, y festividades de Jehová nuestro Dios; lo cual ha de ser perpetuo en Israel.
5 Y la casa que tengo que edificar, ha de ser grande: porque el Dios nuestro es grande sobre todos los dioses.
6 Mas ¿quién será tan poderoso que le edifique casa? Los cielos y los cielos de los cielos no le pueden comprender; ¿quién pues soy yo, que le edifique casa, sino para quemar perfumes delante de él?
7 Envíame pues ahora un hombre hábil, que sepa trabajar en oro, y en plata, y en metal, y en hierro, en púrpura, y en grana, y en cárdeno, y que sepa esculpir con los maestros que están conmigo en Judá y en Jerusalem, los cuales previno mi padre.
8 Envíame también madera de cedro, de haya, de pino, del Líbano: porque yo sé que tus siervos entienden de cortar madera en el Líbano; y he aquí, mis siervos irán con los tuyos,
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:6 Mean?
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