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 15:2

15:2 He met ³  Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. ⁴  If you seek him, he will respond to you, ⁵  but if you reject him, he will reject you.

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[2:6]  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?”

[15:2]  ³ tn Heb “went out before.”

[15:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “when you are with him.”

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”