2 Chronicles 6:12

Then Solomon stood in front of the altar of the Lord before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands in prayer.

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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

11I have placed the Ark there, which has inside it the agreement the Lord made with the sons of Israel.”

13Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He had set it in the middle of the courtyard, and he was standing on it. Then he knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:33Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city, and prayed to the Lord. The thunder and hail stopped, and the rainstorm finished.

2 Kings 11:14She saw the king standing by his pillar as the custom was. The commanders and trumpeters were with the king, and everyone was celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah ripped her clothes and screamed out, “Treason! Treason!”

Job 11:13But if you repent and spread out your hands to pray to him,

Psalms 29:1Honor the Lord, children of God, honor his glory and strength.

Psalms 68:31Let Egypt come with bronze gifts; let Ethiopia come quickly and hand over their tributes to God!

Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to you, thirsting for you like dried-out land. 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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