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Contemporary English Version
2 Chronicles 2:5
This will be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.
The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.
Hebrew Names Version
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
The house that I am to build 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.
New Century Version
"The temple I build will be great, because our God is greater than all gods.
"The temple I build will be great, because our God is greater than all gods.
New English Translation
I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.
I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.
Amplified Bible
"The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
"The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
New American Standard Bible
"The house which I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
"The house which I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
World English Bible
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the house which I buylde, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
And the house which I buylde, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.
Now the house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.
Berean Standard Bible
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Complete Jewish Bible
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?
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?
Darby Translation
And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
Easy-to-Read Version
"I will build a great temple because our God is greater than all the other gods.
"I will build a great temple because our God is greater than all the other gods.
George Lamsa Translation
And the house which I am about to build is very great, for our God is greater than all kings.
And the house which I am about to build is very great, for our God is greater than all kings.
Good News Translation
I intend to build a great temple, because our God is greater than any other god.
I intend to build a great temple, because our God is greater than any other god.
Lexham English Bible
And the house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And the house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Literal Translation
And the house which I am building shall 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the house that I wyl buylde, shal be greate: for oure God is greater then all goddes.
And the house that I wyl buylde, shal be greate: for oure God is greater then all goddes.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the house which I buylde shalbe great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
And the house which I buylde shalbe great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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?
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?
King James Version (1611)
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 aboue all gods.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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 am building is to be great: for the Lord our God is great beyond all gods.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the hows which Y coueyte to bilde is greet; for `oure Lord God is greet ouer alle goddis.
For the hows which Y coueyte to bilde is greet; for `oure Lord God is greet ouer alle goddis.
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
New Living Translation
"This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
"This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
New Life Bible
The house I am about to build will be great. For our God is greater than all the gods.
The house I am about to build will be great. For our God is greater than all the gods.
New Revised Standard
The house that I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than other gods.
The house that I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than other gods.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the house which I am about to build, must be great, - for great is our God, above all gods.
And, the house which I am about to build, must be great, - for great is our God, above all gods.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the house which I desire to build, is great: for our God is great above all gods.
For the house which I desire to build, is great: for our God is great above all gods.
Revised Standard Version
The house which I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
The house which I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the house that I am building [is] great, for greater [is] our God than all gods;
`And the house that I am building [is] great, for greater [is] our God than all gods;
THE MESSAGE
"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."
"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."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Contextual Overview
1 Solomon decided to build a temple where the Lord would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself. 2 He assigned seventy thousand men to carry building supplies and eighty thousand to cut stone from the hills. And he chose three thousand six hundred men to supervise these workers. 3 Solomon sent the following message to King Hiram of Tyre: Years ago, when my father David was building his palace, you supplied him with cedar logs. Now will you send me supplies? 4 I am building a temple where the Lord my God will be worshiped. Sweet-smelling incense will be burned there, and sacred bread will be offered to him. Worshipers will offer sacrifices to the Lord every morning and evening, every Sabbath, and on the first day of each month, as well as during all our religious festivals. These things will be done for all time, just as the Lord has commanded. 5 This will be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods. 6 No one can ever build a temple large enough for God—even the heavens are too small a place for him to live in! All I can do is build a place where we can offer sacrifices to him. 7 Send me a worker who can not only carve, but who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as make brightly colored cloth. The person you send will work here in Judah and Jerusalem with the skilled workers that my father has already hired. 8 I know that you have workers who are experts at cutting lumber in Lebanon. So would you please send me some cedar, pine, and juniper logs? My workers will be there to help them, 9 because I'll need a lot of lumber to build such a large and glorious temple. 10 I will pay your woodcutters one hundred twenty-five thousand bushels of wheat, the same amount of barley, one hundred fifteen thousand gallons of wine, and that same amount of olive oil.
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
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
Genesis 2:11
The first one is the Pishon River that flows through the land of Havilah,
The first one is the Pishon River that flows through the land of Havilah,
Genesis 2:12
where pure gold, rare perfumes, and precious stones are found.
where pure gold, rare perfumes, and precious stones are found.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made.
So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made.
Genesis 4:2
Later she had another son and named him Abel. Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land.
Later she had another son and named him Abel. Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land.
Genesis 4:12
If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
Job 5:10
God sends showers on earth and waters the fields.
God sends showers on earth and waters the fields.
Psalms 104:14
You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food,
You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food,
Psalms 135:7
The Lord makes the clouds rise from far across the earth, and he makes lightning to go with the rain. Then from his secret place he sends out the wind.
The Lord makes the clouds rise from far across the earth, and he makes lightning to go with the rain. Then from his secret place he sends out the wind.
Jeremiah 14:22
Idols can't send rain, and showers don't fall by themselves. Only you control the rain, so we put our trust in you, the Lord our God.
Idols can't send rain, and showers don't fall by themselves. Only you control the rain, so we put our trust in you, the Lord our God.
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 “great,” 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.
