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1 Kings 8:26-28
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:26-28
Christian Standard Bible
26 Now Lord[a] God of Israel,
please confirm what you promised
to your servant, my father David.(A)
27 But will God indeed live on earth?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you,
much less this temple I have built.(B)
28 Listen[b] to your servant’s prayer and his petition,(C)
Lord my God,
so that you may hear the cry and the prayer
that your servant prays before you today,
1 Kings 8:26-28
New International Version
1 Kings 8:26-28
New International Version
26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised(A) your servant David my father come true.
27 “But will God really dwell(B) on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,(C) cannot contain(D) you. How much less this temple I have built! 28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.
1 Kings 8:26-28
King James Version
1 Kings 8:26-28
King James Version
26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
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?
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
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