2 Chronicles 6:12

And he stood before the Mizbe'ach Hashem in front kol Kehal Yisroel, and spread forth his hands;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 in it have I put the Aron, wherein is the Brit Hashem that He cut with the Bnei Yisroel.

13For Sh'lomo had made a kiyyor nechoshet (bronze platform) five cubits long, and five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the Azarah, + 6:13 see 2Chr 4:9 and upon it he stood, and knelt down upon his knees before kol Kehal Yisroel, and spread forth his hands toward Shomayim.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:33And Moshe went out of the Ir from Pharaoh, and spread out his palms + 9:33 davening unto Hashem; and the thunders and barad ceased, and the rain was not poured upon ha'aretz.

2 Kings 11:14And when she looked, hinei, HaMelech stood at HaAmmud (the Pillar) according to mishpat, and the sarim and the khatzotzerot (trumpets) beside HaMelech, and kol Am HaAretz were samei'ach (rejoicing) and blowing khatzotzerot; and Atalyah tore her robes, and cried, Kesher, kesher! (conspiracy, treason!)

Job 11:13If thou direct thine lev, 1 and stretch out thine hands to Him, 1

Psalms 29:1(Mizmor of Dovid) 1 ascribe unto Hashem kavod and oz (strength). 1

Psalms 68:31Rebuke the chayat kaneh, 1 the adat (herd) of bulls, 1 with the agalim (calves) of the nations, 1 till every one prostrate himself with ingots of kesef; He scatters the people that delight in wars. 1

Psalms 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto Thee; 1 my nefesh thirsteth after Thee, like an eretz ayefah (a parched, thirsty land). 1 Selah 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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