"But whois ableto builda housefor Him, for the heavensand the highestheavenscannotcontainHim? So whoam I, that I should builda housefor Him, exceptto burn[incense] beforeHim?
Then Davidthe kingwentin and satbeforethe LORD,and he said,"Whoam I, O LordGOD,and whatis my house,that You have broughtme thisfar?
Now KingSolomonsentand broughtHiramfrom Tyre.
He was a widow'ssonfrom the tribeof Naphtali,and his fatherwas a manof Tyre,a workerin bronze;and he was filledwith wisdomand understandingand skillfor doinganyworkin bronze.So he cameto KingSolomonand performedallhis work.
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
"Moreover, there are manyworkmenwith you, stonecuttersand masonsof stoneand carpenters,and allmenwho are skillfulin everykind of work.
"But whoam I and whoare my peoplethat we should be ableto offeras generously as this?For allthingscome from You, and from Your handwe have givenYou.
"Giveme nowwisdomand knowledge,that I may goout and comein beforethispeople,for whocan rulethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
"But will Godindeeddwellwith mankindon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou; howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built.
But Mosessaidto God,"Whoam I, that I should goto Pharaoh,and that I should bringthe sonsof Israelout of Egypt?"
and in the cuttingof stonesfor settings,and in the carvingof wood,that he may workin all[kinds of] craftsmanship.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Heavenis My throneand the earthis My footstool.Wherethenis a houseyou could buildfor Me? And whereis a placethat I may rest?
"Can a manhidehimself in hidingplacesSo I do not seehim?" declaresthe LORD."Do I not fillthe heavensand the earth?"declaresthe LORD.
to the onean aromafrom deathto death,to the otheran aromafrom lifeto life.And whois adequatefor these things?
To me, the very leastof allsaints,thisgracewas given,to preachto the Gentilesthe unfathomablerichesof Christ,
then it shall comeabout that the placein whichthe LORDyour Godwill choosefor His nameto dwell,thereyou shall bringallthat I commandyou: your burntofferingsand your sacrifices,your tithesand the contributionof your hand,and allyour choicevotiveofferingswhichyou will vowto the LORD.
but in the placewhichthe LORDchoosesin oneof your tribes,thereyou shall offeryour burntofferings,and thereyou shall doallthat I commandyou.
"Onlyyour holythingswhichyou may haveand your votiveofferings,you shall takeand goto the placewhichthe LORDchooses.
