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1 Kings 8:27

27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, aheaven and the 1highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!

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1 Kings 8:27 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 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?

1 Kings 8:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — New Century Version (NCV)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Kings 8:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

1 Kings 8:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 “Does God really live on earth? 

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

then how can this temple that I have built? 

1 Kings 8:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 But will God indeed live on earth?

Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,

much less this temple I have built.

1 Kings 8:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built!

1 Kings 8:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 For will God really dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens could not contain you! How could this house that I have built?

1 Kings 8:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 “But will you really live on earth? 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!


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