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And forgive your people, who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then hear their prayers and their petitions from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then hear thou from the heavens, <i>even</i> from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then hear from heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleadings, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and supplications, and maintain their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then hear from heaven, from Thy dwelling place, their prayer and supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then listen from heaven, from Your dwelling place, to their prayer and supplications, and do justice for them and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and requests, and maintain their cause <i>and</i> do justice and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />may you hear their prayer and petitions in heaven, your dwelling place, and uphold their cause. May you forgive your people who sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />may You hear their prayer and petitions in heaven, Your dwelling place, and uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause; and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then in heaven, the place where you live, hear their prayer for mercy. Do what is right for them. Forgive your people, who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then listen to their prayers. In your home in heaven hear them and be merciful to them and forgive all the sins of your people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear their prayer and requests from heaven, where you reside, and fight for their cause, forgiving your people who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help, vindicate them, and forgive your sinful people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then You have heard from the heavens, from the settled place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and have maintained their cause, and forgiven Your people who have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then Thou hast heard from the heavens, from the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and hast maintained their cause, and forgiven Thy people who have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou heardest from the heavens from the place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplications; and do their judgment, and forgive to thy people who sinned against thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then hear thou from heaven, that is, from thy firm dwelling place, their prayers, and do judgment, and forgive thy people, although they have sinned: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />from heaven, that is, from your firm habitation, you will heed their prayers, and you will accomplish judgment, and you will forgive your people, even though they are sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />listen from heaven, the place of your enthronement, to their prayer and petitions, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And hear from your place their prayer and their cry from Heaven, and perform their judgment and forgive your people who sinned before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then hear Thou from heaven, even from Thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause; and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then shalt thou hear out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplication, and thou shalt execute justice, and shalt be merciful to thy people that sin against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1477" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šā·ma‘·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">then may You hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šiḇ·tə·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Your dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4349.htm" title="4349: mim·mə·ḵō·wn (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- From kuwn; properly, a fixture, i.e. A basis; generally a place, especially as an abode.">place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">their prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·nō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">and petition,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and may You uphold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Judgment. ">their cause.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·sā·laḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">May You forgive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am·mə·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭə·’ū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19</a></span><br />O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Psalm 106:46</a></span><br />He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a></span><br />Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. / I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a></span><br />“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you, / and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-2.htm">Psalm 65:2</a></span><br />O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then hear you from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people which have sinned against you.</p><p class="hdg">cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">2 Chronicles 6:35</a></b></br> Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15,16</a></b></br> And I am very sore displeased with the heathen <i>that are</i> at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction… </p><p class="hdg">forgive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Psalm 25:18</a></b></br> Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-20</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth <i>in</i> mercy… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-30.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-25.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Petitions</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Pleas</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-2.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-36.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">Uphold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-8.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Petitions</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-7.htm">Pleas</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Uphold</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the transcendence and sovereignty of God, who resides in heaven, a place of ultimate authority and holiness. The concept of God’s dwelling in heaven is consistent throughout Scripture, highlighting His separation from the sinfulness of the world (<a href="/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>). Solomon acknowledges that although the temple is a place for God's name, His true dwelling is in heaven, reinforcing the idea that God is not confined to earthly structures (<a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a>).<p><b>their prayer and pleas</b><br>The mention of "prayer and pleas" indicates a heartfelt and earnest communication with God. In the context of <a href="/2_chronicles/6.htm">2 Chronicles 6</a>, Solomon is interceding on behalf of the Israelites, recognizing the importance of sincere repentance and supplication. This reflects the biblical principle that God desires a contrite heart and genuine repentance (<a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>). The dual mention of prayer and pleas underscores the intensity and urgency of the requests being made.<p><b>and may You uphold their cause</b><br>This phrase suggests a plea for divine justice and intervention. Solomon is asking God to act on behalf of His people, to support and vindicate them in their times of need. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a righteous judge who defends the oppressed and upholds justice (<a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Psalm 9:4</a>). It also implies a trust in God's wisdom and fairness in dealing with human affairs.<p><b>May You forgive Your people who sinned against You</b><br>Forgiveness is a central theme in the Bible, and this phrase highlights the need for divine mercy. Solomon acknowledges the inevitability of sin among the people and the necessity of seeking God's forgiveness. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where repentance leads to restoration (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>). The plea for forgiveness also foreshadows the ultimate forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ, who provides atonement for sin (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who is offering this prayer during the dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. He is seeking God's favor and forgiveness for the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly built house of worship where Solomon is dedicating the nation to God and asking for His continued presence and blessing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are the recipients of Solomon's intercessory prayer, seeking forgiveness and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>Described as God's dwelling place, from where He hears and responds to the prayers of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the prayer is directed, emphasizing His role as a forgiving and just deity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intercessory_prayer.htm">The Importance of Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer is a powerful example of interceding on behalf of others. We are called to pray not only for ourselves but also for our communities and nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_place_and_his_accessibility.htm">God's Dwelling Place and His Accessibility</a></b><br>While God is in heaven, He is accessible to us through prayer. This emphasizes His omnipresence and willingness to engage with His creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_repentance.htm">The Necessity of Repentance</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer underscores the need for repentance. True prayer involves acknowledging our sins and seeking God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The prayer highlights God's dual nature of justice and mercy. He is just in His dealings but also merciful to forgive those who genuinely repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders_in_spiritual_guidance.htm">The Role of Leaders in Spiritual Guidance</a></b><br>As Solomon leads the nation in prayer, it reminds us of the responsibility of leaders to guide others spiritually and seek God's will for their people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/non-biblical_proof_of_exiles_via_prayer.htm">2 Chronicles 6:36–39: The passage implies exiles and restorations happen in response to prayer and repentance; is there non-biblical documentation of these exiles clearly following that pattern? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_6_18__can_a_building_house_god.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18: If the heavens cannot contain God, how can a physical building house His presence, and does this contradict other scriptures affirming God's omnipresence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_dwell_in_darkness_and_light.htm">2 Chronicles 6:1-2: If God is said to dwell in 'thick darkness,' how does this align with other passages presenting God as light?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">Their supplications.</span>--Kings, sing.; and so some MSS., LXX., Syriac, and Arabic. The plural is found nowhere else, and is probably incorrect here.<p><span class= "bld">And forgive thy people.</span>--This is the first clause of <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm" title="And forgive your people that have sinned against you, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against you, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:">1Kings 8:50</a>; and from this point to the end of Solomon's Prayer, the two texts are wholly dissimilar.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">may You hear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ma‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your dwelling</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְתְּךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּכ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·ḵō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4349.htm">Strong's 4349: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their prayer</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּפִלָּתָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and petition,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥin·nō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8467.htm">Strong's 8467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Favor, supplication for favor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and may You uphold</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their cause.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">May You forgive</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָלַחְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·laḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> </span><span class="str2">To forgive, pardon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַמְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sinned against You.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽטְאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭə·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:39 Then hear from heaven even from your (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>