1 Kings 8:27
New International Version
"But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

New Living Translation
"But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

English Standard Version
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

Berean Study Bible
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

New American Standard Bible
"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But will God indeed live on earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

International Standard Version
and yet, will God truly reside on earth? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!

NET Bible
"God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Does God really live on earth? If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, then how can this temple that I have built?

Jubilee Bible 2000
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built?

King James 2000 Bible
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?

American King James Version
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?

American Standard Version
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?

Darby Bible Translation
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

English Revised Version
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

Webster's Bible Translation
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 built?

World English Bible
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

Young's Literal Translation
But, is it true? -- God dwelleth on the earth! lo, the heavens, and the heavens of the heavens do not contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded!

1 Konings 8:27 Afrikaans PWL
Sal God werklik op die aarde bly? Let op, die hemel en die hoogste hemele kan U nie bevat nie, hoeveel minder hierdie huis wat ek gebou het?

1 i Mbretërve 8:27 Albanian
Po a është e vërtetë që Perëndia banon mbi tokë? Ja, qiejt dhe qiejt e qiejve nuk mund të të nxënë dhe aq më pak ky tempull që kam ndërtuar!

ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻭ 8:27 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
لانه هل يسكن الله حقا على الارض. هوذا السموات وسماء السموات لا تسعك فكم بالاقل هذا البيت الذي بنيت.

De Künig A 8:27 Bavarian
Wont n dyr Herrgot wirklich auf dyr Erdn? Mein, nit aynmaal dyr Himml hinst eyn s lösste End fasst di, und um wievil weeniger dös Haus daader, wo i baut haan.

3 Царе 8:27 Bulgarian
Но Бог наистина ли ще обитава на земята? Ето, небето и небето на небесата не са достатъчни да Те поберат; колко по-малко тоя дом, който построих!

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
「神果真住在地上嗎?看哪,天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的,何況我所建的這殿呢!

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
“神果真住在地上吗?看哪,天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的,何况我所建的这殿呢!

列 王 紀 上 8:27 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
  神 果 真 住 在 地 上 麼 ? 看 哪 , 天 和 天 上 的 天 尚 且 不 足 你 居 住 的 , 何 況 我 所 建 的 這 殿 呢 ?

列 王 紀 上 8:27 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
  神 果 真 住 在 地 上 麽 ? 看 哪 , 天 和 天 上 的 天 尚 且 不 足 你 居 住 的 , 何 况 我 所 建 的 这 殿 呢 ?

1 Kings 8:27 Croatian Bible
Ali zar će Bog doista boraviti s ljudima na zemlji? TÓa nebesa ni nebesa nad nebesima ne mogu ga obuhvatiti, a kamoli ovaj Dom što sam ga sagradio!

První Královská 8:27 Czech BKR
(Ač zdali v pravdě bydliti bude Bůh na zemi? Aj, nebesa, nýbrž nebesa nebes tě neobsahují, mnohem méně dům tento, kterýž jsem vystavěl.)

Første Kongebog 8:27 Danish
Men kan Gud da virkelig bo paa Jorden? Nej visselig, Himlene, ja Himlenes Himle kan ikke rumme dig, langt mindre dette Hus, som jeg har bygget!

1 Koningen 8:27 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Maar waarlijk, zou God op de aarde wonen? Zie, de hemelen, ja, de hemel der hemelen zouden U niet begrijpen, hoeveel te min dit huis, dat ik gebouwd heb!

Swete's Septuagint
ὅτι εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐκ ἀρκέσουσίν σοι, πλὴν καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος ὃν ᾠκοδόμησα τῷ ὀνόματί σου;

Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֚י הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
כי האמנם ישב אלהים על־הארץ הנה השמים ושמי השמים לא יכלכלוך אף כי־הבית הזה אשר בניתי׃

Aleppo Codex
כז כי האמנם ישב אלהים על הארץ הנה השמים ושמי השמים לא יכלכלוך--אף כי הבית הזה אשר בניתי

1 Királyok 8:27 Hungarian: Karoli
Vajjon gondolható-é, hogy lakozhatnék az Isten a földön? Ímé az ég, és az egeknek egei be nem foghatnak téged; mennyivel kevésbbé e ház, a melyet én építettem.

Reĝoj 1 8:27 Esperanto
CXu efektive Dio logxus sur la tero? ja la cxielo kaj la cxielo de cxieloj ne povas Vin ampleksi; des pli tion ne povas cxi tiu domo, kiun mi konstruis!

ENSIMMÄINEN KUNINGASTEN KIRJA 8:27 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Luuletkos Jumalan maan päällä asuvan? Katso taivaat ja taivasten taivaat ei voi sinua käsittää: kuinka siis tämä huone, jonka minä rakensin, sen tekis?

1 Rois 8:27 French: Darby
Mais Dieu habitera-t-il vraiment sur la terre? Voici, les cieux, et les cieux des cieux, ne peuvent te contenir: combien moins cette maison que j'ai batie!

1 Rois 8:27 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Mais quoi! Dieu habiterait-il véritablement sur la terre? Voici, les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir: combien moins cette maison que je t'ai bâtie!

1 Rois 8:27 French: Martin (1744)
Mais Dieu habiterait-il effectivement sur la terre? Voilà, les cieux, même les cieux des cieux ne te peuvent contenir; combien moins cette maison que j'ai bâtie.

1 Koenige 8:27 German: Modernized
Denn meinest du auch, daß Gott auf Erden wohne? Siehe, der Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel mögen dich nicht versorgen. Wie sollte es denn dies Haus tun, das ich gebauet habe?

1 Koenige 8:27 German: Luther (1912)
Denn sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und aller Himmel Himmel können dich nicht fassen; wie sollte es denn dies Haus tun, das ich gebaut habe?

1 Koenige 8:27 German: Textbibel (1899)
Sollte in Wahrheit Gott auf Erden wohnen? Siehe, der Himmel und die höchsten Himmel können dich nicht fassen, geschweige denn dieser Tempel, den ich gebaut habe.

1 Re 8:27 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Ma è egli proprio vero che Dio abiti sulla terra? Ecco, i cieli e i cieli de’ cieli non ti posson contenere; quanto meno questa casa che io ho costruita!

1 Re 8:27 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ma pure veramente abiterà Iddio in su la terra? Ecco, i cieli, ed i cieli de’ cieli non ti possono capire; quanto meno questa Casa la quale io ho edificata?

1 RAJA-RAJA 8:27 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Tetapi dengan sebenarnya bolehkah Allah duduk di atas bumi? Bahwasanya segala langit, bahkan, jikalau langit yang di atas segala langit sekalipun tiada dapat meliputi Engkau, jangankan rumah yang telah kubangunkan ini!

열왕기상 8:27 Korean
하나님이 참으로 땅에 거하시리이까 하늘과 하늘들의 하늘이라도 주를 용납지 못하겠거든 하물며 내가 건축한 이 전이오리이까

I Regum 8:27 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Ergone putandum est quod vere Deus habitet super terram ? Si enim cælum, et cæli cælorum te capere non possunt, quanto magis domus hæc, quam ædificavi ?

Pirmoji Karaliø knyga 8:27 Lithuanian
Bet argi Dievas iš tiesų gyvens žemėje? Štai dangus ir dangų dangūs nepajėgia Tavęs sutalpinti, juo labiau šitie namai, kuriuos pastačiau.

1 Kings 8:27 Maori
Engari he pono ranei, tera te Atua e noho ki te whenua? nana, kahore e nui hei nohoanga mou te rangi, me te rangi o nga rangi; ka iti rawa iho te whare kua hanga nei e ahau!

1 Kongebok 8:27 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Men bor da Gud virkelig på jorden? Se, himlene og himlenes himler rummer dig ikke; hvor meget mindre da dette hus som jeg har bygget!

1 Reyes 8:27 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Pero, ¿morará verdaderamente Dios sobre la tierra? He aquí, los cielos y los cielos de los cielos no te pueden contener, cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado.

1 Reyes 8:27 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Pero, ¿morará verdaderamente Dios sobre la tierra? Si los cielos y los cielos de los cielos no Te pueden contener, cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado.

1 Reyes 8:27 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Pero ¿es verdad que Dios ha de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que el cielo, y el cielo de los cielos, no te pueden contener; ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

1 Reyes 8:27 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Empero ¿es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener: ¿cuánto menos esta casa que yo he edificado?

1 Reyes 8:27 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
¿Es verdad que Dios haya de morar sobre la tierra? He aquí que los cielos, los cielos de los cielos, no te pueden contener; ¿cuánto menos esta Casa que yo he edificado?

1 Reis 8:27 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Mas será que Deus pode habitar, de fato, na terra com os seres humanos? Os céus, mesmo os mais longínquos, não podem circunscrever-te. Incomparavelmente menos esta Casa que construí!

1 Reis 8:27 Portugese Bible
Mas, na verdade, habitaria Deus na terra? Eis que o céu, e até o céu dos céus, não te podem conter; quanto menos esta casa que edifiquei!   

1 Imparati 8:27 Romanian: Cornilescu
Dar ce! Va locui oare cu adevărat Dumnezeu pe pămînt? Iată că cerurile şi cerurile cerurilor nu pot să Te cuprindă: cu cît mai puţin casa aceasta pe care Ţi-am zidit -o eu!

3-я Царств 8:27 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Поистине, Богу ли жить на земле? Небо и небо небес не вмещают Тебя, тем менее сей храм, который я построил.

3-я Царств 8:27 Russian koi8r
Поистине, Богу ли жить на земле? Небо и небо небес не вмещают Тебя, тем менее сей храм, который я построил.

1 Kungaboken 8:27 Swedish (1917)
Men kan då Gud verkligen bo på jorden? Himlarna och himlarnas himmel rymma dig ju icke; huru mycket mindre då detta hus som jag har byggt!

1 Kings 8:27 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Nguni't katotohanan bang tatahan ang Dios sa lupa? Narito, sa langit at sa langit ng mga langit ay hindi ka magkasiya; gaano pa sa bahay na ito na aking itinayo!

1 พงศ์กษัตริย์ 8:27 Thai: from KJV
แต่พระเจ้าจะทรงประทับที่แผ่นดินโลกหรือ ดูเถิด ฟ้าสวรรค์และฟ้าสวรรค์อันสูงที่สุดยังรับพระองค์อยู่ไม่ได้ พระนิเวศซึ่งข้าพระองค์ได้สร้างขึ้นจะรับพระองค์ไม่ได้ยิ่งกว่านั้นสักเท่าใด

1 Krallar 8:27 Turkish
‹‹Tanrı gerçekten yeryüzünde yaşar mı? Sen göklere, göklerin göklerine bile sığmazsın. Benim yaptığım bu tapınak ne ki!

1 Caùc Vua 8:27 Vietnamese (1934)
Nhưng quả thật rằng Ðức Chúa Trời ngự trên đất này chăng? Kìa, trời, dầu đến đỗi trời của các từng trời chẳng có thể chứa Ngài được thay, phương chi cái đền này tôi đã cất!

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