2 Chronicles 6:12

And he stood before the altar of LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

In Context

11And there I have set the ark in which is the covenant of LORD, which he made with the sons of Israel.

13For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court. And upon it he stood, and knelt down upon his knees before all the assembly of Israel

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Cross References

Exodus 9:33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to LORD, and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

2 Kings 11:14And she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, Tre

Job 11:13If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,

Psalms 29:1Ascribe to LORD, O ye sons of the mighty, ascribe to LORD glory and strength.

Psalms 68:31Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul [is] as a weary land for thee. Selah.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:2-12

Solomon's Prayer to God. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my… Read the whole commentary →

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