2 Chronicles 2:5 - The Message “The house I am building has to be the best, for our God is the best, far better than competing gods. But who is capable of building such a structure? Why, the skies—the entire cosmos!—can’t begin to contain him. And me, who am I to think I can build a house adequate for God—burning incense to him is about all I’m good for! I need your help: Send me a master artisan in gold, silver, bronze, iron, textiles of purple, crimson, and violet, and who knows the craft of engraving; he will supervise the trained craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem that my father provided. Also send cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon; I know you have lumberjacks experienced in the Lebanon forests. I’ll send workers to join your crews to cut plenty of timber—I’m going to need a lot, for this house I’m building is going to be absolutely stunning—a showcase temple! I’ll provide all the food necessary for your crew of lumberjacks and loggers: 130,000 bushels of wheat, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The house which I am to build is great, for our God is greater than all gods. American Standard Version (1901) And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods. Common English Bible The temple I am about to build must be magnificent, because our God is greater than all other gods. Catholic Public Domain Version For the house that I desire to build is great. For our God is great, above all gods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the house which I desire to build is great: for our God is great above all gods. |