2 Chronicles 2:6
2:6 Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky 1 and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him. 2
2 Chronicles 25:4
25:4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, 3 “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, 4 and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. 5 A man must be executed only for his own sin.” 6
1 tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
2 tn Heb “Who retains strength to build for him a house, for the heavens and the heavens of heavens do not contain him? And who am I that I should build for him a house, except to sacrifice before him?”
3 tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”
4 tn Heb “on account of sons.”
5 tn Heb “on account of fathers.”
6 sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.