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 Agora, pois, ó SENHOR Deus de Israel, guarda ao teu servo Davi, meu pai, o que lhe prometeste, dizendo: Não te faltará sucessor diante de mim que se assente no trono de Israel; contanto que os teus descendentes guardem o seu caminho para andarem diante de mim como tu andaste diante de mim.
26 Portanto agora, ó Deus de Israel, cumpra-se a tua palavra que disseste ao teu servo Davi, meu pai.
27 Mas, na verdade, haveria Deus de habitar na terra? Eis que os céus, e até o céu dos céus, não te podem conter; quanto menos esta casa que eu edifiquei!
28 Contudo, volta-te à oração do teu servo, e à sua súplica, ó SENHOR, meu Deus, para ouvires o clamor e a oração que o teu servo faz hoje diante de ti.
29 Que teus olhos noite e dia estejam abertos sobre esta casa, sobre este lugar do qual disseste: Meu nome estará ali; e que ouças a oração que teu servo fizer neste lugar.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:27 Mean?
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