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Remember the great love promised to David your servant.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed. Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember your steadfast love for David your servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed; Remember the mercies of Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember <i>Your</i> faithfulness to Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant David.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Thine anointed; remember <i>Thy</i> lovingkindness to Thy servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“O Yahweh God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember <i>Your</i> lovingkindness to Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“O LORD God, do not turn away <i>and</i> reject the face of Your anointed; remember <i>Your</i> lovingkindness <i>and</i> faithfulness to Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD God, do not reject your anointed one; remember your servant David’s acts of faithful love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one; remember the loyalty of Your servant David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember thy lovingkindnesses to David thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Always remember the love you had for your servant David, so that you will not reject your chosen kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />LORD God, do not reject your anointed one. Remember your mercy to your servant David!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD God, do not reject the king you have chosen. Remember the love you had for your servant David." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"LORD God, do not turn your face away from your anointed one. Remember your gracious love to your servant David."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not reject your chosen ones! Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God, turn not away the face of thy anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh God, don’t turn away the face of your anointed. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH God, do not turn back the face of Your anointed, be mindful of the kind acts of Your servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah God, turn not back the face of Thine anointed, be mindful of the kind acts of David Thy servant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah God, thou wilt not turn away the face of thy Messiah: remember for the mercies of David thy servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord God, turn not away the face of thy anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord God, may you not turn away from the face of your Christ. Remember the mercies of your servant, David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD God, do not reject the plea of your anointed, remember the devotion of David, your servant.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD God, do not reject your anointed one. Remember your steadfast love for your servant David.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, turn not away the face of thy anointed one; remember the mercies of David thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD OF LORDS, do not turn away the face of your Anointed! Remember the favors of your Servant David. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD God, turn not away the face of Thine anointed; Remember the good deeds of David Thy servant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of thy servant David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-42.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=1515" 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">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. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tā·šêḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā (Adj-msc:: 2ms) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">Your anointed one.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵə·rāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: lə·ḥas·ḏê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.”</a> </span><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="/psalms/132-10.htm">Psalm 132:10</a></span><br />For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">Psalm 132:1-5</a></span><br />A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured, / how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: / “I will not enter my house or get into my bed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25-26</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ / And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">1 Kings 8:22-24</a></span><br />Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, / and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. / You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">2 Samuel 7:25-29</a></span><br />And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, / so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You. / For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a></span><br />You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-35.htm">Psalm 89:35-37</a></span><br />Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— / his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, / like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17-21</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, / nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.” / And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a></span><br />In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a></span><br />For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD God, turn not away the face of your anointed: remember the mercies of David your servant.</p><p class="hdg">turn not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-16.htm">1 Kings 2:16</a></b></br> And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.</p><p class="hdg">thine anointed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/1-34.htm">1 Kings 1:34</a></b></br> And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Psalm 2:2</a></b></br> The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, <i>saying</i>,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></b></br> The Spirit of the Lord GOD <i>is</i> upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to <i>them that are</i> bound;</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">Psalm 132:1</a></b></br> A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, <i>and</i> all his afflictions:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></b></br> Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, <i>even</i> the sure mercies of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a></b></br> And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, <i>now</i> no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.</p><p class="hdg">the mercies Or, as Dr.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-24.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-31.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-14.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Kindnesses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lovingkindnesses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-15.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-5.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Kindnesses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Lovingkindnesses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-11.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-21.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Turn</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>O LORD God,</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the sovereignty and divinity of God, emphasizing His lordship and covenant relationship with Israel. The use of "LORD" in all caps often represents the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, the personal name of God revealed to Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>). This invocation sets the tone for a prayer of supplication, recognizing God's authority and power.<p><b>do not reject Your anointed one.</b><br>The "anointed one" refers to the king, specifically Solomon in this context, who was anointed as king over Israel. Anointing with oil was a significant ritual in ancient Israel, symbolizing the setting apart of an individual for a divine purpose (<a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a>). This plea for acceptance reflects the covenantal promises made to David and his descendants (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The term "anointed one" also has messianic implications, pointing forward to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Anointed One (Messiah), who fulfills the Davidic covenant (<a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>).<p><b>Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.</b><br>This phrase calls upon God's "loving devotion," often translated as "steadfast love" or "chesed" in Hebrew, which denotes God's covenantal faithfulness and mercy. The reference to "Your servant David" highlights the special covenant God made with David, promising that his lineage would endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). This covenant is central to Israel's understanding of God's faithfulness and is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, a descendant of David (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). The appeal to God's remembrance is a common biblical motif, urging God to act in accordance with His past promises and character (<a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Psalm 106:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of David and the king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. He is the one offering this prayer during the temple dedication.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Solomon's father, the second king of Israel, known for his heart for God and his covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy place built by Solomon as a dwelling place for God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One</a></b><br>Refers to Solomon himself as the king, but also prophetically points to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, as the ultimate Anointed One.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion.htm">Loving Devotion (Hebrew: "chesed")</a></b><br>A key Hebrew term that signifies God's steadfast love, mercy, and covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant_faithfulness.htm">God's Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are enduring and reliable. Just as He was faithful to David, He remains faithful to us through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercessory_prayer.htm">The Role of Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer is an example of interceding for others, reminding us to pray for our leaders and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_past_acts.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Past Acts</a></b><br>Recalling God's past acts of loving devotion strengthens our faith and trust in His future provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one--a_foreshadowing_of_christ.htm">The Anointed One: A Foreshadowing of Christ</a></b><br>Solomon's reference to the "anointed one" points to Jesus, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to David.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_loving_devotion.htm">Living in God's Loving Devotion</a></b><br>As recipients of God's "chesed," we are called to live lives that reflect His love and faithfulness to others.<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/who_was_king_nadab_in_the_bible.htm">Did David dance nude before the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat_follow_david's_ways.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:3–4) How can Jehoshaphat be said to walk in David’s ways without referencing David’s well-documented moral failures in earlier narratives? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_control_vast_territories.htm">How would David realistically wield control over so many conquered territories (1 Chronicles 18:6-13) given the limits of ancient communication and military logistics?</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>(42) <span class= "bld">O Lord God.</span>--Not in the psalm. The temple invocation is used as in the priest's blessing (<a href="/context/numbers/6-24.htm" title="The LORD bless you, and keep you:">Numbers 6:24-26</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Turn not away the face of thine anointed</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>deny not his request (<a href="/1_kings/2-16.htm" title="And now I ask one petition of you, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.">1Kings 2:16</a>). <a href="/psalms/132-10.htm" title="For your servant David's sake turn not away the face of your anointed.">Psalm 132:10</a> :--<p>"For the sake of David Thy servant,<p>Turn not away the face of Thine Anointed."<p>The members of the couplet are transposed, and the language of the first is modified by the chronicler, so as to bring in the phrase, "the mercies of David," that is, Jehovah's mercies promised to David (<a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm" title="Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.">Isaiah 55:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-49.htm" title="Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your truth?">Psalm 89:49</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-42.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">O LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reject</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשֵׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(tā·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your anointed one.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשִׁיחֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכְרָ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Your] loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַֽסְדֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥas·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David.”</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">2 Chronicles 6:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:42 Yahweh God don't turn away the face (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:1" /></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>