2 Chronicles 6:21

2 Chronicles 6:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear the supplications of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And listen to the pleas of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen from heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:21

19Listen to your servant’s prayer and his petition, Lord my God, so that you may hear the cry and the prayer that your servant prays before you, 20so that your eyes watch over this temple day and night, toward the place where you said you would put your name; and so that you may hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. Hear the petitions of your servant and your people Israel, which they pray toward this place. May you hear in your dwelling place in heaven. May you hear and forgive. 22If a man sins against his neighbor and is forced to take an oath and he comes to take an oath before your altar in this temple, 23may you hear in heaven and act. May you judge your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing what he has done on his own head and providing justice for the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:21 word by word

וְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנֵ֤י עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֞ע מִמְּק֤וֹם שִׁבְתְּךָ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ וְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• therefore unto the supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• which they shall makeפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• toward this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• thou from thy dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:21

• 2 Chronicles 6:39may you hear their prayer and petitions in heaven, your dwelling place, and uphold their cause. May you forgive your people who sinned against you.
• 2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place in heaven.
• Job 22:12Isn’t God as high as the heavens? And look at the highest stars — how lofty they are!
• Psalms 123:1I lift my eyes to you, the one enthroned in heaven.
• Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
• Isaiah 57:15For the High and Exalted One, who lives forever, whose name is holy, says this: “I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.
• Matthew 6:9“Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy.
• Psalms 85:2You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their sin.Selah
• Psalms 130:3Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
• Isaiah 43:25“I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more.
• Daniel 9:19Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for your own sake, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your name.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love.
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:21

• 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. 21-39In his covenant with Israel, the Lord promised blessings and life for obedience, and curses and death for disobedience (Deuteronomy 27:11–28:68; 30:15–18). Solomon prayed for God to listen and forgive when the people broke God's covenant. The seven "if-then" requests in his prayer covered any future situations the covenant people might face. In each case, Solomon described the situation and asked God to help his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2118-21. how much less this house which I have built! Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant--No person who entertains just and exalted views of the spiritual nature of the Divine Being will suppose that he can raise a temple for the habitation of Deity, as a man builds a house for himself. Nearly as improper and inadmissible is the idea that a temple can contribute to enhance the glory of God, as a monument may be raised in honor of a great…Read the comment

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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