2 Chronicles 6:40

2 Chronicles 6:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:40

38and when they return to you with all their mind and all their heart in the land of their captivity where they were taken captive, and when they pray in the direction of their land that you gave their ancestors, and the city you have chosen, and toward the temple I have built for your name, 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. Now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. 41Now therefore: Arise, Lord God, come to your resting place, you and your powerful ark. May your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and may your faithful people rejoice in goodness. 42Lord God, do not reject your anointed one; remember your servant David’s acts of faithful love.

2 Chronicles 6:40 word by word

עַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י יִֽהְיוּ־נָ֤א עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ פְּתֻח֔וֹת וְאָזְנֶ֖יךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לִתְפִלַּ֖ת הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now, my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• let, I beseech thee, thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• be openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• attentקַשֻּׁבqashshâb qashshûb · attentiveH7183
• unto the prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• in this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:40

• Psalms 7:3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
• Psalms 13:3Consider me and answer, Lord my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death.
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?
• Psalms 88:1Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out before you day and night.
• 2 Chronicles 7:15My eyes will now be open and my ears attentive to prayer from this place.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”
• 1 Kings 8:52May your eyes be open to your servant’s petition and to the petition of your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to you.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry for help.
• Isaiah 37:17Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.
• Daniel 9:16Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, may your anger and wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.
• Psalms 17:1Lord, hear a just cause; pay attention to my cry; listen to my prayer — from lips free of deceit.
• Psalms 31:2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me.
• Psalms 116:2Because he has turned his ear to me, I will call out to him as long as I live.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:40

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-42Verses 40-42 In Kings, a different conclusion takes the place of these verses. The document from which both writers copied contained the full prayer of dedication, which each givcs in a somewhat abbreviated form. 2 Chronicles 6:41 Thy resting place - i. e., the holy of holies. Solomon follows closely the words of David his father, spoken probably when he brought the ark into Jerusalem. See the marginal references. 2 Chronicles 6:42 Turn not away the face…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 6:40

• Intercession

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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