Listen to the petitions of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.
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Listen to the petitions of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.
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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.
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And hearken Thou to the supplications of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; yea, hear Thou from Thy dwelling-place, even from heaven; and when Thou hearest, forgive.
Cross-references (14)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 6:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
- Daniel 9:19 Lord, hear. Lord, forgive. Lord, listen and do. Don’t defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:39 then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27 Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.
- Psalms 130:3-4 If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
- Matthew 6:9 Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
- Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
- Job 22:12-14 “Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are! You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
- Psalms 85:2-3 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
- Psalms 123:1 I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
- Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Isaiah 57:15 For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And when they shall, &c. - He asks not,…
And when they shall, &c. - He asks not, that God would help them without their praying for themselves, but that God would help them, in answer to their prayers. Even Christ's intercession does not supersede, but encourage our supplications.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 6:21. Hearken to the supplication of thy people,…
2Ch 6:21. Hearken to the supplication of thy people, &c. — He asks not that God would help them without their praying for themselves, but that God would help them in answer to their prayers. Even Christ’s intercession does not supersede, but encourages our supplications.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. from thy dwelling place, even from heaven] Here,…
21. from thy dwelling place, even from heaven] Here, as in 2Ch_6:18, Solomon refuses to regard the Temple as Jehovah’s “dwelling place.” Cp. 2Ch_2:6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) Supplications.—Tahγnϋnξm, a word chiefly poetic and late, which…
(21) Supplications.—Tahγnϋnξm, a word chiefly poetic and late, which nowhere appears in Kings, and only here in Chronicles. Kings has the older synonym tĕhinnâh.
Hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven.—Yea thou—thou shalt hear from the place of thy dwelling, from the heavens. For “from,” in both places, Kings has “unto,” an unusual pregnant construction, which is probably original.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The supplications of thy servant. "The great thought of…
The supplications of thy servant. "The great thought of Solomon now is that the centre and core of all worship is prayer" (Professor Dr. James G. Murphy, in "Handbook for Bible Classes: Chronicles"). Toward this place. (see other instances of this expression, Psa_5:7 Psa_28:2 Psa_138:2; Jon_2:4; Dan_6:10) From thy dwelling-place. 1Ki_8:30 has, "hear to thy dwelling-place, to heaven," by probably the mere error of a copyist.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
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King Solomon continues praying.
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So listen to the requests of your servant and of your people Israel
Solomon speaks of himself as "your servant" to show that he respects Yahweh. This can be stated in first person. AT: "So listen to my requests and the requests of your people Israel" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
when you listen, forgive
"when you hear our prayers, please forgive our sins"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:21-39 In his covenant with Israel, the Lord established…
6:21-39 In his covenant with Israel, the Lord established blessings and life as consequences of obedience, and curses and death as consequences of disobedience (Deut 27:11–28:68; 30:15-18). Solomon prayed for God to hear . . . and forgive when the people failed to keep God’s covenant. The seven “if-then” petitions of his prayer represented any future situation that the people of the covenant might encounter. In each case, Solomon described the situation and asked God to intervene to help his people.
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