Parallel 2CH 2:6

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BSB 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?

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEB 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?

NET Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him.

LSV and who retains strength to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? And who [am] I that I build a house for Him, except to make incense before Him?

FBV But who can build a Temple for him to live in, for the heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain him, and who am I that I should dare to build him a house, except to burn incense to him?

T4T But no one can really build a temple that would be big enough for God to live in, because even the highest heavens are not big enough for him. And I am worthy only to build a place where we can burn sacrifices to him.

LEB Now who indeed has adequate strength to build a house for him? For the heavens and the highest heavens[fn] are not able to contain him. Now whoam I that I would build a house for him, except to burn incense before him?

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BBE But who may have strength enough to make a house for him, seeing that the heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be his resting-place? who am I then to make a house for him? But I am building it only for the burning of perfume before him.

MOF No MOF 2CH book available

JPS (2-5) 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?

ASV 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?

DRA 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.

YLT 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?

DBY 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?

RV 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?

WBS 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?

KJB 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?[fn]
  (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?)

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BB But who is able to buylde him an house? when that heauen and heauen aboue all heauens is not able to receaue him, what am I then that should buyld him an house? nay, but euen to burne sacrifice before him shall this buylding be.
  (But who is able to buylde him an house? when that heaven and heaven above all heavens is not able to receive him, what am I then that should buyld him an house? nay, but even to burn sacrifice before him shall this buylding be.)

GNV Who is he then that can be able to buylde him an house, when the heauen, and the heauen of heauens can not conteine him? who am I then that I should buylde him an house? but I do it to burne incense before him.
  (Who is he then that can be able to buylde him an house, when the heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot conteine him? who am I then that I should buylde him an house? but I do it to burn incense before him. )

CB But who is able to buylde him an house? For heauen & the heauens of all heauens maye not coprehende him. Who am I then, that I shulde buylde him an house? But onely for this intent to burne incense before him?
  (But who is able to buylde him an house? For heaven and the heavens of all heavens may not coprehende him. Who am I then, that I should buylde him an house? But only for this intent to burn incense before him?)

WYC Who therfor may haue myyt to bilde a worthi hows to hym? For if heuene and the heuenes of heuenes moun not take hym, hou greet am Y, that Y may bilde `an hows to hym, but to this thing oonli, that encense be brent bifor hym?
  (Who therefore may have myyt to bilde a worthy house to him? For if heaven and the heavens of heavens moun not take him, how great am Y, that I may bilde `an house to him, but to this thing oonli, that encense be burnt before him?)

LUT So sende mir nun einen weisen Mann, zu arbeiten mit Gold, Silber, Erz, Eisen, Scharlaken, Rosinrot, gelber Seide und der da wisse auszugraben mit den Weisen, die bei mir sind in Juda und Jerusalem, welche mein Vater David geschickt hat.
  (So send to_me now a weisen Mann, to arbeiten with Gold, Silber, Erz, Eisen, Scharlaken, Rosinrot, gelber Seide and the there wisse auszugraben with the Weisen, the bei to_me are in Yuda and Yerusalem, welche my father David geschickt hat.)

CLV Quis ergo poterit prævalere, ut ædificet ei dignam domum? si cælum, et cæli cælorum, capere eum nequeunt, quantus ego sum, ut possim ædificare ei domum? sed ad hoc tantum, ut adoleatur incensum coram illo.
  (Who ergo poterit prævalere, as ædificet to_him dignam domum? when/but_if the_sky, and cæli cælorum, capere him nequeunt, quantus I sum, as possim ædificare to_him domum? but to hoc tantum, as adoleatur incensum coram illo. )

BRN And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Juda and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν ἀπόστειλόν μοι ἄνδρα σοφὸν καὶ εἰδότα τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν τῷ χρυσίῳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀργυρίῳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ χαλκῷ, καὶ ἐν τῷ σιδήρῳ, καὶ ἐν τῇ πορφύρᾳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ κοκκίνῳ, καὶ ἐν τῇ ὑακίνθῳ, καὶ ἐπιστάμενον γλύψαι γλυφὴν μετὰ τῶν σοφῶν τῶν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ἐν Ἰούδα καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἃ ἡτοίμασε Δαυὶδ ὁ πατήρ μου.
  (Kai nun aposteilon moi andra sofon kai eidota tou poiaʸsai en tōi ⱪrusiōi, kai en tōi arguriōi, kai en tōi ⱪalkōi, kai en tōi sidaʸrōi, kai en taʸ porfura, kai en tōi kokkinōi, kai en taʸ huakinthōi, kai epistamenon glupsai glufaʸn meta tōn sofōn tōn metʼ emou en Youda kai en Hierousalaʸm, ha haʸtoimase Dawid ho pataʸr mou. )