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

38if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which You have given to their fathers and the city which You have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Your name, 39then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleadings, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You. “Now, my God, please, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 41“Now then arise, Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good. 42“Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your faithfulness to Your servant David.”

2 Chronicles 6:40 word by word

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

• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• let Your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• be openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• Your earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• attentiveקַשֻּׁבqashshâb qashshûb · attentiveH7183
• to the prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• in thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• 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 injustice in my hands,
• Psalms 13:3Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning.
• Psalms 88:1Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
• 2 Chronicles 7:15Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.”
• 1 Kings 8:52so that Your eyes may be open to the pleading of Your servant and to the pleading of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help.
• Isaiah 37:17Incline Your ear, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to taunt the living God.
• Daniel 9:16Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous acts, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the wrongdoings of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of taunting to all those around us.
• Psalms 17:1Hear a just cause, Lord, give Your attention to my cry; Listen to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
• Psalms 31:2Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a rock of strength for me, A stronghold to save me.
• Psalms 116:2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon 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

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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