27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, (A)heaven and the [a]highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:27 Lit heaven of heavens

But (A)who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? And who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to [a]burn incense before Him?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:6 Lit offer up in smoke

(A)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
(B)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in [a]Sheol, behold, (C)You are there.
If I take up the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand will (D)lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:8 I.e., the netherworld

23 “Am I a God who is (A)near,” declares the Lord,
“And not a God far off?
24 Can a person (B)hide himself in hiding places
So that I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
(C)Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.

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24 (A)The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is (B)Lord of heaven and earth, does not (C)dwell in temples made by hands;

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