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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and <i>let</i> thine ears <i>be</i> attent unto the prayer <i>that is made</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and <i>let</i> Your ears <i>be</i> attentive to the prayer <i>made</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now, my God, please, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer <i>offered</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now, O my God, I pray Thee, let Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive to the prayer <i>offered</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer <i>offered</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer <i>offered</i> in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, please let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, O 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />LORD God, hear us when we pray in this temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now, O 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Finally, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers [offered] in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers that are uttered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thy eyes be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Now my God, I implore You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Now, my God, shall thine eyes now be opened and thine ears attending to the prayer of this place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you are my God. Let your eyes be open, I beg you, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to the prayer of this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to prayer from this place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from now on, my God, let your eyes be opened and your ears listen for us to the prayer of this place.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now, O 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition <i>made in</i> this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-40.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=1490" 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">39</span>then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">may</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">open</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">and Your ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/7183.htm" title="7183: qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Hearkening. Or qashshub; from qashab; hearkening.">attentive</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: liṯ·p̄il·laṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">to the prayer offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.…<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/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-2.htm">Psalm 130:2</a></span><br />O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a></span><br />let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17</a></span><br />So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Psalm 5:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. / Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17</a></span><br />Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a></span><br />Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.<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/143-1.htm">Psalm 143:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<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="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now, my God, let, I beseech you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.</p><p class="hdg">my God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3</a></b></br> O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-3.htm">Psalm 13:3</a></b></br> Consider <i>and</i> hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the <i>sleep of</i> death;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <i>why art thou so</i> far from helping me, <i>and from</i> the words of my roaring? … </p><p class="hdg">thine eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15</a></b></br> Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer <i>that is made</i> in this place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a></b></br> For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of <i>them</i> whose heart <i>is</i> perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52</a></b></br> That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.</p><p class="hdg">thine ears</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Psalm 17:1</a></b></br> A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, <i>that goeth</i> not out of feigned lips.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2</a></b></br> Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-2.htm">Psalm 116:2</a></b></br> Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon <i>him</i> as long as I live.</p><p class="hdg">that is made in this place.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Attent</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-12.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-20.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">Prayers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Attent</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Prayers</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>Now, my God</b><br>This phrase reflects a personal and intimate relationship with God, emphasizing Solomon's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and presence. The use of "my God" indicates a covenant relationship, reminiscent of the covenantal language found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> where God establishes His covenant with Abraham.<p><b>may Your eyes be open</b><br>This request for God's eyes to be open signifies a desire for divine attention and care. In the ancient Near Eastern context, gods were often depicted as having eyes that could see the affairs of humans. Solomon's plea is for God to be actively watching over His people, similar to the assurance given in <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>, where God is described as one who neither slumbers nor sleeps.<p><b>and Your ears attentive</b><br>The plea for God's ears to be attentive underscores the importance of prayer and communication with God. It reflects the belief that God is not distant but is willing to listen to the cries of His people. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>, which states that the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their cry.<p><b>to the prayer offered in this place</b><br>"This place" refers to the newly constructed temple in Jerusalem, which Solomon has dedicated as a house of prayer. The temple serves as a central place of worship and sacrifice, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people. This concept is further developed in the New Testament, where Jesus refers to His body as the temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), and believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>). Solomon's dedication of the temple foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with His people through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem and is offering this prayer of dedication.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, to whom Solomon is directing his prayer, seeking His presence and attention.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly constructed house of worship where Solomon is dedicating the temple and asking for God's presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, for whom Solomon is interceding in his prayer.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dedication_of_the_temple.htm">The Dedication of the Temple</a></b><br>A significant event where Solomon prays for God's presence and blessing over the temple and the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer emphasizes the necessity of God's presence in our places of worship and in our lives. We should seek His presence earnestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Solomon's request for God's attentive ears highlights the power and importance of prayer. We are encouraged to pray with faith, knowing God hears us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dedication_to_god.htm">Dedication to God</a></b><br>Just as Solomon dedicated the temple, we are called to dedicate our lives and our places of worship to God, seeking His blessing and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer reflects trust in God's faithfulness to His promises. We can rely on God's faithfulness in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a></b><br>Solomon intercedes for the people of Israel, reminding us of the importance of praying for others and seeking God's favor on their behalf.<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_are_the_christian_catacombs.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jotham's_might_uncorroborated.htm">If 2 Chronicles 27:6 asserts Jotham 'became mighty' through obedience to God, why is there little to no external corroboration of his fame or influence?</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>(40-42) <span class= "bld">THE PERORATION.</span><p>(40) <span class= "bld">Let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open.</span>--Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm" title="That your eyes may be open on this house day and night, on the place whereof you have said that you would put your name there; to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.">2Chronicles 6:20</a>, <span class= "ital">supr.,</span> and <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm" title="Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.">2Chronicles 7:15</a>; also <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm" title="That your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them in all that they call for to you.">1Kings 8:52</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And</span> <span class= "bld">let thine ears be attent.</span><span class= "ital">--Attentive, listening</span> (<span class= "ital">qas's'-both</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> The same phrase recurs (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm" title="Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.">2Chronicles 7:15</a>), which is, in fact, a repetition of the whole verse in the shape of a Divine promise, <span class= "ital">Qas's'-both</span> occurs, besides, only in the late <a href="/psalms/130-2.htm" title="Lord, hear my voice: let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.">Psalm 130:2</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 40-42.</span> - These three verses are wanting in the parallel, which has kept us four verses (50-53) not shown here. Our two verses 41 and 42 are doubly interesting, <span class="accented">first</span>, as almost an exact copy of the words of David (<a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Psalm 132:8-10</a>); and <span class="accented">secondly</span>, as not an <span class="accented">entirely</span> exact copy, in some respects the form of <span class="accented">word</span> not being identical, though the signification is the same, and in other respects the clause being not identical, though still the meaning is essentially equal. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-40.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">Now,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">open</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּתֻח֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Your ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attentive</span><br /><span class="heb">קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7183.htm">Strong's 7183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hearkening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the prayer offered</span><br /><span class="heb">לִתְפִלַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(liṯ·p̄il·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<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">in this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּק֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:40 Now my God let I beg you (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:41" /></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>