King James Version
2 Chronicles 2:5 in the King James Version says “And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.” — study this verse from 2 Chronicles chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.”
2 Chronicles 2:5 · KJV
And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. Huram: or, Hiram
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. sweet: Heb. incense of spices
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
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? is able: Heb. hath retained, or, obtained strength
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. to grave: Heb. to grave gravings
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“above all gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“above all gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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