2 Chronicles 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 16:25 : 25 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.
  • Ps 135:5 : 5 I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.
  • Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
  • 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
  • Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his power may never be searched out.
  • Jer 10:6 : 6 There is no one like you, O Lord; you are great and your name is great in power.
  • Ezek 7:20 : 20 As for their beautiful ornament, they had put it on high, and had made the images of their disgusting and hated things in it: for this cause I have made it an unclean thing to them.
  • 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.
  • 2 Chr 2:9 : 9 To get trees for me in great numbers, for the house which I am building is to be great and a wonder.
  • Ps 86:8-9 : 8 There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works. 9 Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 2:6
    88%

    6 But who may have strength enough to make a house for him, seeing that the heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be his resting-place? who am I then to make a house for him? But I am building it only for the burning of perfume before him.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    81%

    9 To get trees for me in great numbers, for the house which I am building is to be great and a wonder.

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    80%

    18 But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    80%

    27 But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    80%

    5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
    78%

    16 O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.

  • 2 Chr 2:4
    77%

    4 See! I am building a house for the name of the Lord my God, to be made holy to him, where perfumes of sweet spices will be burned before him, and the holy bread will be placed at all times, and burned offerings will be offered morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts of the Lord our God. This is a law for ever to Israel.

  • Ps 135:5
    76%

    5 I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.

  • Heb 3:4
    75%

    4 For every house has a builder; but the builder of all things is God.

  • Hag 1:8
    75%

    8 Go up to the hills and get wood and put up the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be honoured, says the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    75%

    2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.

    6 Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    75%

    25 For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    74%

    10 And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 5:11
    73%

    11 And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

    2 And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.

  • Ezra 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 These are the words of Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

    3 Whoever there is among you of his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and take in hand the building of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17
    73%

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    73%

    1 Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    73%

    2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

  • 1 Chr 16:25
    73%

    25 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    73%

    27 For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2
    73%

    2 The house which Solomon made for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    73%

    20 And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 5:8
    73%

    8 This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.

  • Ps 95:3
    73%

    3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King over all gods.

  • Acts 7:47
    73%

    47 But Solomon was the builder of his house.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    72%

    5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

  • Ezra 7:27
    72%

    27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;

  • 1 Kgs 6:17
    72%

    17 And the house, that is, the Temple, in front of the holy place was forty cubits long.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    72%

    8 And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

  • Ps 96:4
    72%

    4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

  • 1 Chr 17:6
    72%

    6 In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?

  • 1 Chr 22:11
    72%

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    71%

    10 Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    71%

    16 For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    71%

    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    71%

    13 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    71%

    19 Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the name of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    71%

    3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.

  • Ezra 5:15
    71%

    15 And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.

  • 1 Chr 29:3
    71%

    3 And because this house of God is dear to me, I give my private store of gold and silver to the house of my God, in addition to all I have got ready for the holy house;

  • 2 Chr 2:12
    71%

    12 And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
    71%

    3 And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.