American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6
5Sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,IchoseH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there;neitherchoseH977IanymanH376tobeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
10AndJehovahhath performedhiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697thathespake;forIamrisenH6965upintheroomofDavidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,andsitH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asJehovahpromised,andhavebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004forthenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
13(forSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213abrazen scaffold,fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520long,andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520broad,andthreeשָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969cubitsוְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.MotH520high,andhadsetH5414itinthemidstH8432ofthecourt;anduponithestoodH5975,andkneeleddownuponhiskneesbeforealltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064);
14andhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430likethee,inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,oronearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776;whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforetheewithalltheirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;
16Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichthou hastpromisedhim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376inmysighttositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifonlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrentakeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,towalkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980inmylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451asthou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeme.
18ButwillGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inverydeeddwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427withmenH120ontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?behold,heavenשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andtheheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howmuchlessthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuilded!
19Yethavethourespectuntotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,andtohissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,tohearken untothecryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440andtotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforethee;
20thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869maybeלִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtH1961openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, eventowardtheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidH559thatthou wouldestputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there;tohearken untotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
21Andhearken thoutothesupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theyshallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceH4725: yea,hearH8085thoufromthy dwelling-place, evenfromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andwhenH834thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.
23thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,anddo,andjudgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, requitingthewickedH7563,tobringH7725hiswayH1870uponhisownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;andjustifyingH6663therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,togiveH5414himaccordingtohisrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.
24Andifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478besmittendownbeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee,andshallturnH7725againandconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419andmakesupplicationbeforetheeinthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;
25thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725themagainuntothelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou gavesttothemandtotheirfathersH1.
26Whentheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064areshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113up,andthereisnorainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromtheirsinH2398,whenthou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:
27thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenthou teachestthemthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshouldwalk;andsendrainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306uponthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichthou hastgivenH5414tothypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971foraninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.
28Iftherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,iftherebeיִֽ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,iftherebeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961blastingormildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697orcaterpillar;iftheirenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiegetheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircities;whatsoeverplagueH1698orwhatsoeversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245therebeH1961;
29whatprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soeverbeH1961madeH3045byanymanH376,orbyallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoshallknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045everymanH376hisownplagueנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061andhisownsorrow,andshallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:
30thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,andrenderuntoeverymanH376accordingtoallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest (forthou,eventhouonlyH905, knowesttheheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofthechildrenofmenH376);
32MoreoverconcerningH413theforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֗יha.na.khe.RiH5237,thatisnotofthypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834heshallcomeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935fromafarH7350countryforthygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name’sשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,andthymightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,andthineoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;whenH834theyshallcomeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935andprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:
33thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenfromthy dwelling-place,anddoaccordingtoallthattheforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethtotheefor;thatallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andfearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372thee,asdoth thypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthattheymayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129iscalledH7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.
34Ifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheirenemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341,bywhatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;
37yetiftheyshallbethink themselvesinthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whithertheyarecarriedcaptiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,andturnH7725again,andmakesupplication unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WehavesinnedH2398,wehavedoneperversely,andhavedealtwickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;
38iftheyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto theewithalltheirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820andwithalltheirsoulH5315inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633, whithertheyhavecarriedthemcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1,andthecityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andtowardthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:
39thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenfromthy dwelling-place,theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationsH8467,andmaintaintheircause,andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971whohavesinnedH2398againstthee.
40Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,let,Ibeseechthee, thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961openפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605,andletthineearsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241beH1961attent, untotheprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605thatismadeinthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
41Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258ariseקוּמָ֞הku.MahH6965,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, into thy resting-place, thou,andthearkוַאֲר֣וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofthystrengthעֻזֶּ֑ךָ'u.Ze.khaH5797:letthypriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֜יךָko.ha.Nei.khaH3548,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,beclothedH3847withsalvationתְשׁוּעָ֔הte.shu.'AhH8668,andletthy saintsrejoiceיִשְׂמְח֥וּyis.me.ChuH8055ingoodness.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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