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The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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! <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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! <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a> “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But will God really dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built! <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But 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. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain Thee; how much less this house which I have built. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “But will God truly dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But will God actually dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built! <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But will God indeed live on earth with humans? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But will God indeed live on earth with man? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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! <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> There's not enough room in all of heaven for you, LORD God. How could you possibly live on earth in this temple I have built? <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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! <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "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? <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> "But can you, O God, really live on earth among men and women? Not even all of heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough? <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> and yet, will God truly reside on earth with human beings? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built! <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a> "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! <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "But will God indeed dwell with humankind on the earth? Look, heaven and the highest heaven can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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! <a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a> “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! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> (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?) <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For indeed will God dwell with man upon the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heavens of the heavens will not contain thee; much less this house which I built.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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? <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> How then is it to be believe that God would dwell with men upon the earth? If heaven and the heavens of the heavens do not contain you, how much less this house that I have built? <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a> “Is God indeed to dwell with human beings on earth? If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this house which I have built! <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “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!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For in truth the LORD has made his dwelling place with his people Israel on the earth. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because in faith LORD JEHOVAH made his Shechinah glory to dwell with his people Israel on the Earth. Behold Heaven and the Heaven of Heavens do not contain you, does now this house that I have built?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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! <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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? <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1191" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a> …17And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David. 18<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">will God</a> <a href="/hebrew/552.htm" title="552: ha·’um·nām (Conj) -- Verily, truly, indeed. An orthographical variation of 'omnam.">indeed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ū·šə·mê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the highest heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: yə·ḵal·kə·lū·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 2ms) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">contain You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">much less</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·nî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">I have built.</a> 19Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a> But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’ <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-25</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. <a href="/psalms/113-5.htm">Psalm 113:5-6</a> Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? / He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth. <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a> Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ... <a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23-24</a> “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” / “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/5-34.htm">Matthew 5:34-35</a> But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. ... <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17-19</a> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, / will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a> He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a> Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a> And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a> For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a> The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!But will<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45,46</a> And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God… <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a> But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?<a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Psalm 68:18</a> Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.<a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">2 Chronicles 2:6</a> 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?<a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a> Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? … <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a> Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.how much<a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">2 Chronicles 32:15</a> Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?<a href="/job/4-19.htm">Job 4:19</a> How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?<a href="/job/9-14.htm">Job 9:14</a> How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-5.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-10.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Contain</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-25.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">Housed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-15.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">Less</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">Really</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-17.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">Built</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Contain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Housed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-27.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-4.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/4-17.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Really</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-5.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-15.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-4.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 6</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God</a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? This phrase reflects Solomon's awe and humility as he contemplates the presence of God. The question acknowledges the transcendence of God, who is not limited by space or time. In the context of the ancient Near East, where gods were often associated with specific locations or temples, Solomon's question highlights the uniqueness of the God of Israel, who is not confined to any earthly dwelling. This anticipates the New Testament revelation of God dwelling among humanity in the person of Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), emphasizing the incarnation as a fulfillment of God's desire to be with His people.The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, This phrase underscores the omnipresence and infinitude of God. The "highest heavens" refers to the ancient understanding of the cosmos, where the heavens were seen as layers above the earth. Solomon acknowledges that even the vastness of the universe cannot limit God. This is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>, where God declares that heaven is His throne and the earth His footstool. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over all creation and His transcendence above all earthly and heavenly realms.much less this temple I have built. Solomon recognizes the limitations of the temple he has constructed, despite its grandeur and significance. The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Israelite worship and the place where God's presence was uniquely manifested. However, Solomon's statement reflects an understanding that no human-made structure can fully encapsulate the divine presence. This humility is echoed in <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a>, where Stephen, quoting Isaiah, reminds his listeners that God does not dwell in temples made by human hands. The temple serves as a type of Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), where God's presence dwells fully and permanently.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. He is the speaker in this verse, offering a prayer of dedication for the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The Almighty Creator, whom Solomon acknowledges as transcendent and beyond containment by any earthly structure. 3. <a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a> The physical structure built by Solomon as a dwelling place for God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven_and_the_highest_heaven.htm">Heaven and the Highest Heaven</a> Refers to the spiritual realms, emphasizing God's omnipresence and the vastness of His creation. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, for whom the temple was built as a central place of worship and divine presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_transcendence_and_immanence.htm">God's Transcendence and Immanence</a> While God is beyond all creation, He chooses to be present with His people. This duality should inspire awe and gratitude. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_the_temple.htm">The Purpose of the Temple</a> The temple serves as a symbol of God's presence and a place for His people to gather in worship, but it is not a limitation of His being. <a href="/topical/w/worship_beyond_physical_structures.htm">Worship Beyond Physical Structures</a> True worship is not confined to a building but is a matter of the heart and spirit, aligning with God's omnipresence. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_relationship.htm">God's Desire for Relationship</a> Despite His vastness, God desires a personal relationship with humanity, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/h/humility_in_prayer_and_worship.htm">Humility in Prayer and Worship</a> Recognizing God's greatness should lead us to approach Him with humility, acknowledging our dependence on His grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6</a> <a href="/q/2_chr_6_18__can_a_building_house_god.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18: If the heavens cannot contain God, how can a physical building house His presence, and does this contradict other scriptures affirming God’s omnipresence?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'heaven_is_god's_throne'_mean.htm">What does "Heaven is God’s throne" signify?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_god's_praise_reach_all_cultures.htm">Psalm 48:9–10: How can God’s praise “reach the ends of the earth” if many ancient and modern cultures have never adopted the Israelite concept of God?</a> <a href="/q/how_important_are_church_buildings_biblically.htm">What is the biblical view on church buildings' importance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) But will God in very deed.--Or, what? will God, &c.--The LXX. imitates the Hebrew ??? ?? ?????? ??????????; Vuig., "ergone credibile est ut habitet Deus?"With men.--Not in Kings. Syriac, "with his people, Israel;" Arabic, "with his people." (Comp. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm" title="And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.">Revelation 21:3</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Dwell with men (<a href="/psalms/132.htm">Psalm 132</a>:14). Heaven and the heaven of heavens. Solomon's conception of the infinite God comes plainly to view here (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">2 Chronicles 2:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-14.htm">Deuteronomy 10:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Psalm 139:5-12</a>; <a href="/psalms/148-4.htm">Psalm 148:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>; <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Acts 7:4-9</a>; <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction will God אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative indeed הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם (ha·’um·nām) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_552.htm">Strong's 552: </a> Verily, truly, indeed dwell יֵשֵׁ֧ב (yê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among man הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the earth? הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Even הִ֠נֵּה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! heaven, שָׁמַ֜יִם (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky the highest heaven, וּשְׁמֵ֤י (ū·šə·mê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no contain You, יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ (yə·ḵal·kə·lū·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> To keep in, to measure, to maintain much less אַ֕ף (’ap̄) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that temple הַבַּ֥יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house I have built. בָּנִֽיתִי׃ (bā·nî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:18 But will God indeed dwell with men (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>