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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:40

38if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity to which they were carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, 39then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you. Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. 41"And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness. 42O Lord God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember your steadfast love for David your servant."

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 7:3O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
• Psalms 13:3Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
• Psalms 88:1O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.
• 2 Chronicles 7:15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
• 1 Kings 8:52Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
• Isaiah 37:17Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
• Daniel 9:16"O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.
• Psalms 17:1Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
• Psalms 31:2Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
• Psalms 116:2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on 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