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2 Chronicles 6:42
42Jehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant.
2 Chronicles 6:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord God, do not reject your anointed one. Remember the great love promised to David your servant.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember your steadfast love for David your servant."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed; Remember the mercies of Your servant David.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:42
40Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place. 41And now, arise, Jehovah Elohim, into thy resting-place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, Jehovah Elohim, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in [thy] goodness. Jehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 6:42 word by word
יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל־תָּשֵׁ֖ב פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶ֑יךָ זָכְרָ֕ה לְחַֽסְדֵ֖י דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:42
- 1 Kings 2:16And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.
- 1 Kings 1:34and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, Long live king Solomon!
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Psalms 132:1Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction;
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
- Acts 13:34But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Turn not away the face of thine anointed - "At least do me good; and if not for my sake, do it for thy own sake." - Jarchi. These two last verses are not in the parallel place in 1 Kings 8:22-53. There are other differences between the two places in this prayer, but they are not of much consequence.Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42In line with the start of the prayer (2 Chronicles 6:15–17), Solomon asks God to remember his constant love for David. This refers to the covenant promise God made to David (1 Chronicles 17:4–14; see Isaiah 55:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. turn not away the face of thine anointed--that is, of me, who by Thy promise and appointment have been installed as king and ruler of Israel. The words are equivalent in meaning to this: Do not reject my present petitions; do not send me from Thy throne of grace dejected in countenance and disappointed in heart. remember the mercies of David thy servant--that is, the mercies promised to David, and in consideration of that promise, hear and answer my…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
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