2 Chronicles 2:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
In context
3 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
5 The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
6 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?
7 Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
2 Chronicles 2:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
- KJV King James Version
- And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
- WEB World English Bible
- “The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And the house that I am building [is] great, for greater [is] our God than all gods;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.