I 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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 8:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber sollte Gott wirklich auf der Erde wohnen? Siehe, die Himmel und der Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wieviel weniger dieses Haus, das ich gebaut habe!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero ¿es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener: ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém é verdade que Deus haja de morar sobre a terra? Eis que os céus, os céus dos céus, não te podem conter: quanto menos esta casa que eu edifiquei?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Todavia habitará Deus na terra? Eis que o universo inteiro e o céu em si mesmo não podem contê-Lo; muito menos este templo que edifiquei!
📖 I Kings 8:27 in Context
25Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
26And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
27But 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?
28Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
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