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 Eis aqui eu tenho que edificar casa ao nome do SENHOR meu Deus, para consagrá-la, para queimar perfumes aromáticos diante dele, e para a colocação contínua dos pães da proposição, e para holocaustos a manhã e tarde, e os sábados, e luas novas, e festividades do SENHOR nosso Deus; o qual será perpétuo em Israel.
5 E a casa que tenho que edificar, há de ser grande: porque o Deus nosso é grande sobre todos os deuses.
6 Mas quem será tão poderoso que lhe edifique casa? Os céus e os céus dos céus não lhe podem compreender; quem, pois, sou eu, que lhe edifique casa, a não ser para queimar perfumes diante dele?
7 Envia-me, pois, agora um homem hábil, que saiba trabalhar em ouro, e em prata, e em bronze, e em ferro, em púrpura, e em carmesim, e em azul, e que saiba esculpir com os mestres que estão comigo em Judá e em Jerusalém, os quais preparou meu pai.
8 Envia-me também madeira de cedro, de faia, de pinho, do Líbano: porque eu sei que teus servos entendem de cortar madeira no Líbano; e eis que meus servos irão com os teus,
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:6 Mean?
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