2 Chronicles 2:6 meaning and explanation
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?
2 Chronicles 2:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon is speaking to Hiram, king of Tyre, as he arranges materials and craftsmen for the temple in Jerusalem. Having said the house will be great because God is greater than all gods, Solomon immediately checks that claim: the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain God, so no building can house him.
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