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2 Chronicles 6:18

18 “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? rBehold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this 3temple which I have built!

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2 Chronicles 6:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 “But will God really dwell on earth with humans? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 “But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 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!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 “But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 “But, God, can you really live here on the earth with people? The sky and the highest place in heaven cannot contain you. Surely this house which I have built cannot contain you.

2 Chronicles 6:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 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!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 But will 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!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 “Does God really live on earth with people? 

If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, 

then how can this temple that I have built? 

2 Chronicles 6:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 But will God indeed live on earth with man?

Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,

much less this temple I have built.

2 Chronicles 6:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 “But will God indeed reside with mortals on earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

2 Chronicles 6:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 “But will you really live on earth with human beings? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!

2 Chronicles 6:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 “But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built.


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