2 Tawarikh 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 Tawarikh 8:14

8:14 As his father David had decreed, Solomon ³  appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, ⁴  and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. ⁵  This was what David the man of God had ordered. ⁶ 

2 Tawarikh 34:27

34:27 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit ⁷  and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.

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 “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and the Levites, according to their posts, to praise and to serve opposite the priests according to the matter of a day in its day.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the gatekeepers by their divisions for a gate and a gate.”

⁶ tn Heb “for so [was] the command of David the man of God.”

⁷ tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”