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

29and any prayer or plea is offered by any individual or by all Your people Israel—each acknowledging his own afflictions and pain, even spreading his hands toward this House— 30then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place and forgive. May You give to every man according to all his ways, as You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of the children of men— so that they will fear You and walk in Your ways all the days that they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. 32“Moreover, concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but comes from a distant land for the sake of Your great Name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray toward this House, 33then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place and do whatever the foreigner asks of You. Then all the peoples of the earth will acknowledge Your Name and revere You, as Your people Israel do, and they will know that this House which I have built is called by Your Name.

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 20:20So Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that His fear may be in you, so that you do not sin.”
• 1 Samuel 12:24Only fear Adonai and worship Him in truth with all your heart, considering how magnificently He has dealt with you.
• Job 28:28And He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord —that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”’
• Psalms 128:1A Song of Ascents. Happy is everyone in awe of Adonai, who walks in His ways,
• Psalms 130:4For with You there is forgiveness, so You may be revered.
• Acts 9:31So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.

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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:31

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement

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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