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, some of your people may pray to you and ask you for help. If someone is very sad and in pain, he may turn towards this temple and lift up his hands in prayer. 30If someone does that, please hear him from your home in heaven. Please forgive the sins of your people. Only you know what people are thinking. So please give to each person as they deserve. Then your people will respect you and obey you all the time that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors. 32Foreigners, who do not belong to your people, the Israelites, will hear how great you are. They will hear about you and your power to do great things. Then they will come here from other countries far away. They will turn towards this temple and pray to you. 33When that happens, please hear them from your home in heaven. Please answer all the prayers of these foreign people. Then people from all the nations in the world will realize how great you are. They also will respect you and obey you, as your own people do. They will understand that this temple that I have built belongs to you.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• That they may fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• thee, to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in thy waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• so long asיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they liveפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• they liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• in the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which thou gavestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:31

• Exodus 20:20Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him and to obey him. Then you will not do things that are wrong.’
• 1 Samuel 12:24But you must respect and obey the Lord. You must serve him faithfully with all your strength. Remember the great things that he has done for you.
• Job 28:28God said this to us humans: “If you want to be wise, learn to respect the Lord with fear. If you want to understand things properly, turn away from evil acts.” ’
• Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
• Psalms 130:4But you forgive people for their sins, and so we give you honour.
• Acts 9:31By this time there were believers everywhere in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. For some time they had no troubles. The Holy Spirit helped them to become strong. So more people became believers, and they obeyed God in everything that they did.

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

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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