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2 Chronicles 2:4

2 So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

3 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

5 The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

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BSB
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
KJV
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
WEB
Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
ASV
Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.
DARBY
Behold, I build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God to dedicate it to him, to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual arrangement [of the shewbread], and for the morning and evening burnt-offerings [and] on the sabbaths and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.
BLB
Behold, I am building a house for the Name of YHWH my God to consecrate to Him, to burn before Him incense of spices, and for continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings at the morning and at the evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the New Moons, and at appointed seasons of YHWH our God. Forever this [is] upon Israel.
ÅB
Nå vil jeg bygge et hus for Herrens, min Guds navn og hellige det til ham, så vi kan brenne velluktende røkelse for hans åsyn og legge fram de daglige skuebrød og ofre brennoffere morgen og kveld på sabbatene og nymåne-dagene og på Herrens, vår Guds høytider; dette er pålagt Israel for alle tider.
OTB
Se, jeg bygger et hus for Herrens, min Guds, navn,
for å innvie det til Ham,
for å brenne velluktende røkelse for Ham,
for stadig å sette fram skuebrødene,
og for å ofre brennoffer morgen og kveld,
på sabbater, nymåner og på Herrens, vår Guds, fastsatte høytider.
Dette skal gjøres i Israel for alltid.
B1930
Nu vil jeg bygge et hus for Herrens, min Guds navn og hellige det til ham, så vi kan brenne velluktende røkelse for hans åsyn og legge frem de daglige skuebrød og ofre brennoffere morgen og aften på sabbatene og nymåne-dagene og på Herrens, vår Guds høitider; dette er pålagt Israel for alle tider.

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