2 Chronicles 6:12

And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 I have set there the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with Israel.

13For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, and set it in the midst of the court of the sanctuary; the length of it was five cubits, and the breadth of it five cubits, and the height of it three cubits: and he stood upon it, and fell upon his knees before the whole congregation of Israel, and spread abroad his hands to heaven,

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Cross References

Exodus 9:33And Moses went forth from Pharaoh out of the city, and stretched out his hands to the Lord, and the thunders ceased and the hail, and the rain did not drop on the earth.

2 Kings 11:14And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the land even rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

Job 11:13For if thou hast made thy heart pure, 1 And liftest up thine hands toward him; 1

Psalms 29:1For the end, a Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. 1

Psalms 68:31I will praise the name of my God with a song, 1 I will magnify him with praise; 1

Psalms 143:6Send lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: 1 Send forth thine arrows, and thou shalt discomfit them. 1

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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