2 Chronicles 6:39

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

Then give ear from heaven your living-place to their prayer and their cry, and see right done to them, answering with forgiveness your people who have done wrong against you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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:

Free Bible Version

then hear from heaven, the place where you live, respond and support their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then heare thou in heauen, in the place of thine habitation their prayer and their supplication, and iudge their cause, and be mercifull vnto thy people, which haue sinned against thee.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

Translation for Translators

then from your home in heaven hear their prayer, and listen to them while they plead for your help, and do what they ask you to do, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then listen from the heavens, the place where you live, to their prayer and to their requests, and help their cause. Forgive your people, who have sinned against you.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Context

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

³⁸and 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,³⁹then 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.

Sermons

It’s Time to Pray

Carter Conlon

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Summary

In this verse, King Solomon prays to God during the dedication of the temple, acknowledging the human condition of sin and the inevitability of people straying from God. He asks for forgiveness and restoration, recognizing that only God can truly know the hearts of all people. Solomon's prayer reflects humility, dependence on God's mercy, and the need for divine intervention in the lives of His people. It serves as a reminder of the importance of repentance, seeking forgiveness, and turning back to God in times of spiritual need.

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