2 Chronicles 6:21

And that thou wouldst hear the prayer which thy servant prayeth in it: hearken then to the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. Whosoever shall pray in its place, hear thou from thy dwelling place, that is, from heaven, and shew mercy.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

In Context

20That thou mayest open thy eyes upon this house day and night, upon the place wherein thou hast promised that thy name should be called upon,

22If any man sin against his neighbour, and come to swear against him, and bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house:

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:27And the priests and the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard: and their prayer came to the holy dwelling place of heaven.

Psalms 85:2Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee. I am holy... I am by my office and profession dedicated to thy service.

Psalms 130:3Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.

Isaiah 18:4For thus saith the Lord to me: I will take my rest, and consider in my place, as the noon light is clear, and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest.

Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out thy iniquities as a cloud, and thy sins as a mist: return to me, for I have redeemed thee.

Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear: O Lord, be appeased: hearken, and do: delay not, for thy own sake, O my God: because thy name is invocated upon thy city, and upon thy people.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:13-42

12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of 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 kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, 14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest… Read the whole commentary →

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