2:5a The house that I am building will be great,

The temple I build will be a great temple
-or-
I am going to build a very great house ⌊for our God⌋

2:5b for our God is greater than all gods.

because our (excl.) God is greater than all the other gods.
-or-
because our God is above all the gods of the other nations.

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