2 Chronicles 6:18
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!”
יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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שָׁמַיִם
heaven
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שָׁמַיִם
Heaven, sky. Shamayim. The visible sky and the spiritual realm where God dwells. God inhabits eternity but also dwells with the humble and contrite in spirit.
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כּוּל
they will contain/ you
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כּוּל
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
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בָּנָה
I have built
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בָּנָה
To build, to construct. Banah. God is building His church. He is building your life. Every trial is part of the construction process.
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