历代志下 6:18
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!
Context
This verse from 历代志下 Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. 大卫购买了阿珥楠的禾场作为圣殿地基,并为建殿做了大量预备工作,征集工人、供应材料,又私下嘱咐所罗门必须建造一座荣耀的圣殿,告诉他神曾以他手流了太多血为由不让大卫建殿,应许在所罗门时代有平安。
其他译本
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 builded!
(for is it true? --God dwelleth with man on the earth! Lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Thee, how much less this house that I have built?)
But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:
交叉参考
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How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
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How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?