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1 Kings 8:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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,
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 8:26 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg, 2Ch 6:16; other Hb mss omit Lord
- 1 Kings 8:28 Lit Turn
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.
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