2 Chronicles 6:18 KJV — MannaFest

2 Chronicles 6:18

But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

KJV

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ASV

But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

WEB

But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

YLT

(for is it true? --God dwelleth with man on the earth! Lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Thee, how much less this house that I have built?)

DBT

But willGod indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

About this book

Old Testament

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2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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25 verses on the floor

Acts 17:24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Acts 7:48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Isaiah 66:1
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
1 Kings 8:27
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?
Psalms 8:4
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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Draft selections — awaiting the founder’s edit.

But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify, the undertaking. He did it for the glory and honour of God; this was his highest and ultimate end in it. It was for the name of the Lord God of Israel (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He is infinitely beyond the bounds of the creation and infinitely above the praises of all intelligent creatures. That he, and he only, knows the hearts of the children of men,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Nearly as improper and inadmissible is the idea that a temple can contribute to enhance the glory of God, as a monument may be raised in honor of a great man.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2CH 6:18ISA 66:1 1KI 8:27
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 6:18ISA 66:1 ACT 17:24
2CH 6:18ISA 66:1 ACT 7:48-50
2CH 6:18ISA 66:1 MAT 5:34-35
2CH 6:18ISA 66:1 PSA 132:7
2CH 6:182CH 2:6 ISA 66:1
2CH 6:182CH 2:6 ACT 7:48-49
2CH 6:182CH 32:15 EXO 5:2

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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