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“The Temple that I’m building will be great, because the greatness of our God surpasses that of[a] all gods. But who can build a temple for him, since neither heaven nor the highest of the heavens can contain him? So who am I, that I should build a temple to him, except to burn incense in his presence?

“At any rate, send me an individual who is a skilled craftsman in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as in purple, crimson, and blue[b] materials,[c] who knows how to craft engravings, so he may work with the craftsmen whom I have assembled in Judah and Jerusalem, as provided for by my father David.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 2:5 The Heb. lacks surpasses that of
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:7 Or violet
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:7 The Heb. lacks materials