2CH 6:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσί σοι, καὶ τίς ὁ οἶκος οὗτος ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα;
(Hoti ei alaʸthōs katoikaʸsei Theos meta anthrōpōn epi taʸs gaʸs; ei ho ouranos kai ho ouranos tou ouranou ouk arkesousi soi, kai tis ho oikos houtos hon ōkodomaʸsa; )

BrTr For will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and the heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, what then is this house which I have built?

ULT But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heavens of the heavens do not contain you—how much less this house that I have built!

UST But, my God, will you really live on earth among us? This temple I have built cannot contain you; not even the universe and heaven itself can contain you.

BSB ¶ But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEBBE “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house which I have built!

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(18-21)Can it be that God will actually move into our neighborhood? Why, the cosmos itself isn’t large enough to give you breathing room, let alone this Temple I’ve built. Even so, I’m bold to ask: Pay attention to these my prayers, both intercessory and personal, O God, my God. Listen to my prayers, energetic and devout, that I’m setting before you right now. Keep your eyes open to this Temple day and night, this place you promised to dignify with your Name. And listen to the prayers that I pray in this place. And listen to your people Israel when they pray at this place.
Listen from your home in heaven
and when you hear, forgive.

NET “God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

LSV For is it true [that] God dwells with man on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain You, how much less this house that I have built?

FBV But will God really live here on earth among people? The heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this Temple I have built!

T4T “But, my God, will you really live on earth among people? There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven! So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.

LEB “But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and the highest heavens[fn] cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built will not contain you!

6:18 Literally “the heavens of the heavens”

BBE But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS But will God in very truth dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

ASV But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

DRA 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?

YLT (for is it true? — God dwelleth with man on the earth! Lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Thee, how much less this house that I have built?)

Drby But will [fn]God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

6.18 Elohim

RV But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

Wbstr But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

KJB-1769 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
(But will God in very dead dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee/you; how much less this house which I have built! )

KJB-1611 [fn](But wil God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heauen, and the heauen of heauens cannot conteine thee: how much lesse this house which I haue built?)
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

6:18 Chap.2. 6. esay 66. 1 acts.7. 49.

Bshps (And wil God in verie deede dwel with men on earth? Beholde, heauen and heauen aboue all heauens do not contayne thee, howe much lesse the house which I haue buylded?)
((And will God in verie deade dwell with men on earth? Behold, heaven and heaven above all heavens do not contayne thee/you, how much less the house which I have builded/built?))

Gnva (Is it true in deede that God will dwell with man on earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: how much more vnable is this house, which I haue buylt?)
((Is it true indeed that God will dwell with man on earth? behold, the heavens, and the heavens of heavens are not able to contain thee/you: how much more unable is this house, which I have buylt?) )

Cvdl For thinkest thou that God in very dede dwelleth amonge men vpon earth? Beholde, the heauen and ye heauens of all heauens maye not coteyne the: how shulde then this house do it, which I haue buylded?
(For thinkest thou/you that God in very dede dwells among men upon earth? Behold, the heaven and ye/you_all heavens of all heavens may not coteyne them: how should then this house do it, which I have builded/built?)

Wycl Therfor whether it is leueful, that the Lord dwelle with men on erthe? If heuene and the heuenes of heuenes `taken not thee, how myche more this hows, which Y haue bildid?
(Therefore whether it is lawful, that the Lord dwell with men on earth? If heaven and the heavens of heavens `taken not thee/you, how much more this house, which I have builded/built?)

Luth Denn meinest du auch, daß GOtt bei den Menschen auf Erden wohne? Siehe, der Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel kann dich nicht versorgen; wie sollte es denn das Haus tun, das ich gebauet habe?
(Because meinest you also, that God at the Menschen on earthn wohne? See, the/of_the heaven and aller heaven heaven kann you/yourself not versorgen; like sollte it because the house do/put, the I gebauet habe?)

ClVg Ergone credibile est ut habitet Deus cum hominibus super terram? si cælum et cæli cælorum non te capiunt, quanto magis domus ista quam ædificavi?
(Ergone credibile it_is as habitet God when/with hominibus over the_earth/land? when/but_if the_sky and cæli cælorum not/no you(sg) capiunt, quanto magis home ista how ædificavi? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

King Solomon continues praying.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) But will God actually live with mankind on the earth?

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,indeed dwell ʼElohīm DOM the=humankind on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! heaven and,heavens_of the=heavens not contain,you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )

Possible meanings of this question are: (1) Solomon is asking a real question and expecting an answer or (2) the question is rhetorical and Solomon is emphasizing that God is too big and mighty to live on earth. Alternate translation: “But it surely cannot be that God will actually live on the earth!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) But will God

Here Solomon speaks about God in the third person to show his great respect for God. It can be stated in the second person. Alternate translation: “But will you”

(Occurrence 0) Look

Here “Look” indicates that he is about to say something important.

(Occurrence 0) you—how much less can this temple that I have built

Alternate translation: “you, so this temple that I have built certainly cannot contain you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) this temple that I have built

Solomon speaks of commanding the people to build the temple and telling them how to do it as if he himself had built it. Alternate translation: “this temple that your people have built under my leadership” or “this house that I and your people have built”

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