2 Chronicles 2:5

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But who can build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, to build Him a house—except as a place to burn offerings before Him?

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  • 1 Chr 16:25 : 25 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods.
  • Ps 135:5 : 5 Indeed, I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
  • Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
  • 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'
  • Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is the LORD and highly praised; his greatness is beyond understanding.
  • Jer 10:6 : 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
  • Ezek 7:20 : 20 They took pride in the beauty of their jewelry and made it into images of their detestable idols. Therefore, I will make it a thing of uncleanness for them.
  • 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 He will bring this about in His own timing—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords.
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."
  • 2 Chr 2:9 : 9 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.
  • Ps 86:8-9 : 8 There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours. 9 All the nations You have made will come and bow down before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

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    6So now, send me a skilled craftsman, knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and able to engrave designs. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
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    9I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

  • 2 Chr 6:18
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    18'But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heavens cannot contain You, much less this house that I have built!

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
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    27'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
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    5Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
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    16LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

  • 2 Chr 2:4
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    4The house I am building will be large because our God is greater than all gods.

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    5Indeed, I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.

  • Heb 3:4
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    4For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

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    8Go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build the house, so that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the LORD.

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    2And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
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    5David said, 'My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent to promote His name and glory throughout all lands. Therefore, I will make preparations for it.' So David made extensive preparations before his death.

    6Then he called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7David said to Solomon, 'My son, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God.'

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    25You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. That is why your servant has found the courage to pray before you.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
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    10The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 5:11
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    11'This was their reply to us: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago. It was a great king of Israel who built and completed it."'

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
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    1Then David said, 'This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.'

    2David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • Ezra 1:2-3
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    2This is what Cyrus, king of Persia, says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a temple in Jerusalem, in Judah.'

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  • 1 Kgs 8:17
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    17Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
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    7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    8But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.

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  • 1 Chr 28:2
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    2Then King David stood to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a resting place for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and a footstool for our God, and I made preparations to build it.

  • 1 Chr 16:25
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    25For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
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    27For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2
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    2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
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    20The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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    8'Let it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being rebuilt with large stones and timber is being placed in the walls. The work is being done diligently and is progressing well in their hands.'

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    3For the LORD is a great God and a great King above all gods.

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    47But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

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    5"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Is it you who would build me a house to dwell in?

  • Ezra 7:27
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    27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.

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    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

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    8They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,

  • Ps 96:4
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    4For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.

  • 1 Chr 17:6
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  • 1 Chr 28:10
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    10Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.

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    16I have chosen and consecrated this house so that My name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will always be there.

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    12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

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    13I have indeed built a high and exalted house for You, a place where You may dwell forever.

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    19Now set your heart and soul to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.

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    3The LORD said to him, 'I have heard your prayer and your plea that you made before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will always be there.'