the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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2 Chronicles 2:5
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Now the house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.
"The house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.
And the house which I buylde shalbe great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And the house which I am building shall be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
"I will build a great temple because our God is greater than all the other gods.
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
And the house which I build, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
And the house that I wyl buylde, shal be greate: for oure God is greater then all goddes.
"The house I am building has to be the best, for our God is the best, far better than competing gods. But who is capable of building such a structure? Why, the skies—the entire cosmos!—can't begin to contain him. And me, who am I to think I can build a house adequate for God—burning incense to him is about all I'm good for! I need your help: Send me a master artisan in gold, silver, bronze, iron, textiles of purple, crimson, and violet, and who knows the craft of engraving; he will supervise the trained craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem that my father provided. Also send cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon; I know you have lumberjacks experienced in the Lebanon forests. I'll send workers to join your crews to cut plenty of timber—I'm going to need a lot, for this house I'm building is going to be absolutely stunning—a showcase temple! I'll provide all the food necessary for your crew of lumberjacks and loggers: 130,000 bushels of wheat, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil."
And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our God above all gods.
I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.
This will be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods.
But who is equal to building him a house? Why, heaven itself, even the heaven of heavens, cannot contain him; so who am I to build him a house, except to offer sacrifices before him?
And the house which I buylde, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
And the house which I am about to build is very great, for our God is greater than all kings.
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
But who is able to build Him a house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? who am I then, that I should build Him a house, save only to offer before Him?
"This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
The house I am about to build will be great. For our God is greater than all the gods.
The house that I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than other gods.
And the house which I am building is to be great: for the Lord our God is great beyond all gods.
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And, the house which I am about to build, must be great, - for great is our God, above all gods.
For the house which I desire to build, is great: for our God is great above all gods.
And the house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
"The house which I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
"The temple I build will be great, because our God is greater than all gods.
I intend to build a great temple, because our God is greater than any other god.
The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.
For the hows which Y coueyte to bilde is greet; for `oure Lord God is greet ouer alle goddis.
`And the house that I am building [is] great, for greater [is] our God than all gods;
The house which I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
great: 2 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Kings 9:8, 1 Chronicles 29:1, Ezekiel 7:20
great is our God: Exodus 15:11, 1 Chronicles 16:25, Psalms 86:8, Psalms 86:9, Psalms 135:5, Psalms 145:3, Jeremiah 10:6, 1 Timothy 6:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:11 - the Lord 2 Samuel 7:22 - Wherefore 1 Kings 5:5 - behold 1 Chronicles 22:5 - exceeding Psalms 68:29 - Because Psalms 76:1 - his Psalms 136:2 - the God Jeremiah 17:12 - General Daniel 4:30 - that Acts 7:48 - dwelleth
Cross-References
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the onyx stone are found there.
therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.
"When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast]."
"He gives rain upon the earth And sends waters upon the fields,
He causes grass to grow for the cattle, And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man, So that he may bring food from the earth—
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightning for the rain, Who brings the wind from His storehouses;
Are there any among the idols of the nations who can send rain? Or can the heavens [of their own will] give showers? Is it not You, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait and hope [confidently] in You, For You are the one who has made all these things [the heavens and the rain].
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the house which I build is great,.... Not so very large, though that, with all apartments and courts belonging to it, he intended to build, was so; but because magnificent in its structure and decorations:
for great is our God above all gods; and therefore ought to have a temple to exceed all others, as the temple at Jerusalem did.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See 1 Kings 6:2 note. In Jewish eyes, at the time that the temple was built, it may have been âgreat,â that is to say, it may have exceeded the dimensions of any single separate building existing in Palestine up to the time of its erection.
Great is our God ... - This may seem inappropriate as addressed to a pagan king. But it appears 2 Chronicles 2:11-12 that Hiram acknowledged Yahweh as the supreme deity, probably identifying Him with his own Melkarth.