2 Chronicles 2:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon says the temple must be magnificent because the God it honors is greater than all.
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:5 Mean?
Solomon gives the reason for the temple's grandeur. The greatness of the building is meant to answer the greatness of the One it serves. He confesses that the LORD is exalted above every power that nations call divine.
The size and beauty of the house are an act of worship in themselves, a confession in stone and gold that God is supreme. Yet Solomon knows, as the next verse shows, that no structure can truly measure God's greatness. Our best offerings are not bribes or boasts but glad acknowledgments that he is worthy of everything we can bring.
2 Chronicles 2:5 in the Original Language
gadol (גָּדוֹל), 'great' -- vast in greatness; the same word describes both the house and the God it honors.
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What does 2 Chronicles 2:5 mean?
Solomon says the temple must be magnificent because the God it honors is greater than all.