Go
Articles on

1 Kings 8

1 Kings 8:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
27
But will God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
indeed
'umnam (Hebrew #552)
an orthographical variation of 551
KJV usage: in (very) deed; of a surety.
Pronounce: oom-nawm'
dwell
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
on the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
? behold, the heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
h and heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
of heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
i cannot contain
kuwl (Hebrew #3557)
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
KJV usage: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Pronounce: kool
Origin: a primitive root
thee; how much less
'aph (Hebrew #637)
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
KJV usage: also, + although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, + how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.
Pronounce: af
Origin: a primitive particle
this house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
that I have builded
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
?
h
2 Chron. 2:6• 6But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him? (2 Chron. 2:6)
;
Isa. 66:1• 1Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest? (Isa. 66:1)
;
Jer. 23:24• 24Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 23:24)
;
Acts 17:24• 24The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, (Acts 17:24)
i
2 Cor. 12:2• 2I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, (whether in the body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows;) such a one caught up to the third heaven. (2 Cor. 12:2)

More on:

+
Earth,
God,
Heaven,
House

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
But will.
2 Chron. 6:18• 18But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! (2 Chron. 6:18)
;
Isa. 66:1• 1Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest? (Isa. 66:1)
;
John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:14)
;
Acts 7:48‑49• 48But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,
 49The heaven is my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord, or where is the place of my rest? (Acts 7:48‑49)
;
Acts 17:24• 24The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, (Acts 17:24)
;
2 Cor. 6:16• 16and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people. (2 Cor. 6:16)
;
1 John 3:1• 1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not. (1 John 3:1)
the heaven.
Deut. 10:14• 14Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to Jehovah thy God; the earth and all that is therein. (Deut. 10:14)
;
2 Chron. 2:6• 6But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him? (2 Chron. 2:6)
;
Psa. 113:4• 4Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens. (Psa. 113:4)
;
Psa. 139:7‑16• 7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
 8If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there;
 9If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
 10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
 11And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
 12Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
 13For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
 14I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
 15My bones were not hidden from thee when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth.
 16Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all my members were written; during many days were they fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. (Psa. 139:7‑16)
;
Jer. 23:24• 24Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 23:24)
;
2 Cor. 12:2• 2I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, (whether in the body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows;) such a one caught up to the third heaven. (2 Cor. 12:2)
• {v.27-29} Even in the Millennium this will not be. God as such will dwell above the earth in His Assembly, the New Jerusalem. His dwelling upon earth with men awaits the eternal heaven and earth of Revelation 21:3. Solomon, knowing these things, asks God that His name might be there, this name that to faith represents His very person. (“The Dedication of the Temple: 1 Kings 8” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
27
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!