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1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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1 Kings 8:27 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 66:1 (19 votes) and 2 Chronicles 2:6 (18 votes). 42 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Exodus 15 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does 1 Kings 8:27 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 66:119 votes

    This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

  2. 2 Chronicles 2:618 votes

    But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

  3. Jeremiah 23:2418 votes

    “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

  4. 2 Chronicles 6:1815 votes

    But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

  5. Acts 7:48–4913 votes

    However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

  6. Psalm 139:7–1612 votes

    Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. …

  7. Deuteronomy 10:1410 votes

    Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.

  8. John 1:149 votes

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

  9. Psalm 113:48 votes

    The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

  10. Acts 17:246 votes

    The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

  11. 1 John 3:15 votes
  12. 2 Corinthians 12:24 votes
  13. 2 Corinthians 6:162 votes

Which verses point to 1 Kings 8:27?

The 10 strongest of 42.