1 Kings 8:27 References

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

a 2 Chronicles 2:6, Psalms 139:7-16, Isaiah 66:1, Jeremiah 23:24, Acts 7:49

2 Chronicles 2

6 "But awho is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?

Psalms 139

7 aWhere can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 aIf I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, bYou are there.

9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

10 Even there Your hand will alead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

11 If I say, "Surely the adarkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,"

12 Even the adarkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. bDarkness and light are alike to You.

13 For You aformed my inward parts; You bwove me in my mother's womb.

14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; aWonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.

15 My aframe was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the bdepths of the earth;

16 Your aeyes have seen my unformed substance; And in bYour book were all written The cdays that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

Isaiah 66

1 Thus says the Lord, "aHeaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a bhouse you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?

Jeremiah 23

24 "Can a man ahide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the Lord. "bDo I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the Lord.

Acts 7

49 'aHEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET; WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REPOSE?