2 Chronicles 6:31

2 Chronicles 6:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)so that they will fear you and walk in obedience to you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:31

29then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— 30be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men— so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. 32And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, 33then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

2 Chronicles 6:31 word by word

לְמַ֣עַן יִֽירָא֗וּךָ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ בִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• so thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• they may fear Youיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• and walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in Your waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• inעַל‛al · uponH5921
• inפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• You gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:31

• Exodus 20:20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
• 1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
• Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-31Petition 4: Solomon showed a special sensitivity to human suffering. He included both the private sorrow of those whose pain is hidden and the public distress of those whose pain is obvious. The prayer is personal, asking for God's understanding of each person's motives. It also asks for God's guidance so that the pain of failure might encourage the individual to follow God's ways in the future.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:31

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings