Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Who then can be able to build him a worthy house? if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain him: who am I that I should be able to build him a house? but to this end only, that incense may be burnt before him. But who 2 Chronicles 6:18 Is it credible then that God should dwell with men on the earth? If heaven and the heavens of heavens do not contain thee, how much less this house, which I have built? 1 Kings 8:27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built? Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest? Acts 7:48,49 Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith: . . . 2 Chronicles 1:10 Give me wisdom and knowledge that I may come in and go out before thy people: for who can worthily judge this thy people, which is so great? Exodus 3:11 And Moses said to God: Who am I that I should go to Pharao, and should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 2 Samuel 7:18 And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? 1 Chronicles 29:14 Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? all things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand. 2 Corinthians 2:16 To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient? Ephesians 3:8 To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: save only Deuteronomy 12:5,6,11,14,26 But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it: . . . Context Preparations for the Temple…5For the house which I desire to build, is great: for our God is great above all gods. 6Who then can be able to build him a worthy house? if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain him: who am I that I should be able to build him a house? but to this end only, that incense may be burnt before him.7Send me therefore a skilful man, that knoweth how to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, and in iron, in purple, in scarlet and in blue, and that hath skill in engraving, with the artificers, which I have with me in Judea and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.… Cross References 1 Kings 8:27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built? 2 Chronicles 6:18 Is it credible then that God should dwell with men on the earth? If heaven and the heavens of heavens do not contain thee, how much less this house, which I have built? Jeremiah 23:24 Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord? Lexicon But whoוּמִ֤י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is able יַעֲצָר־ (ya·‘ă·ṣār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble to build לִבְנֽוֹת־ (liḇ·nō·wṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build a house בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house for Him, ל֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew since כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the heavens, הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky even the highest heavens, וּשְׁמֵ֥י (ū·šə·mê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no contain Him? יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּ (yə·ḵal·kə·lu·hū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain Who then וּמִ֤י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix am I, אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I should build אֶבְנֶה־ (’eḇ·neh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build a house בַ֔יִת (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house for Him, לּ֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew except [as a place] כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction to burn sacrifices לְהַקְטִ֥יר (lə·haq·ṭîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire before Him? לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Additional Translations But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him? And who will be able to build him a house? for the heaven and heaven of heavens do not bear his glory: and who am I, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him? But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him? But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn incense before him? But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him? and who doth retain strength to build to Him a house, for the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? and who am I that I do build to Him a house, except to make perfume before Him? 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