2 Chronicles 2:5
The house that I will build will be very large, for our God is greater than all other gods.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? 1 Who is like you, majestic in holiness, 1 honored in praises, doing miracles? 1
1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of ruins, and everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss. They will ask, 'Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?'
1 Chronicles 29:1King David said to the whole assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the task is great. For the temple is not for people but for Yahweh God.
2 Chronicles 2:9in order to prepare for me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build will be great and marvelous.
2 Chronicles 29:11My sons, do not be lazy now, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to worship him, and that you should be his servants and burn incense.”
Psalms 135:5I know that Yahweh is great, 1 that our Lord is above all gods. 1
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:2-11
Preparations to Build the Temple. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the Lord , and a house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3 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 a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build a… Read the whole commentary →