Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. New Living Translation “O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place. English Standard Version Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. Berean Standard Bible Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. King James Bible Now, 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. New King James Version Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place. New American Standard Bible “Now, my God, please, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. NASB 1995 “Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. NASB 1977 “Now, O my God, I pray Thee, let Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. Legacy Standard Bible “Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. Amplified Bible “Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. Christian Standard Bible Now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now, my God, please let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version LORD God, hear us when we pray in this temple. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Finally, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers [offered] in this place. Good News Translation "Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place. International Standard Version "And now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers that are uttered in this place. Majority Standard Bible Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. NET Bible "Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place. New Heart English Bible "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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionNow my God, I implore You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. Young's Literal Translation 'Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place: Smith's Literal Translation Now, my God, shall thine eyes now be opened and thine ears attending to the prayer of this place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to the prayer of this place. New Revised Standard Version Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to prayer from this place. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow, O my God, let thy eyes be open and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And from now on, my God, let your eyes be opened and your ears listen for us to the prayer of this place. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now, 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Prayer of Dedication…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. 40Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 41Now 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.… Cross References 1 Kings 8:52 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. Psalm 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. Nehemiah 1:6 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. Daniel 9:17 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. Psalm 141:2 May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. 1 Kings 9:3 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. Psalm 5:1-2 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. Isaiah 37:17 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. Psalm 28:2 Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. Psalm 31:2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. 1 Peter 3:12 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.” James 5:16 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. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Treasury of Scripture 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. my God Psalm 7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; Psalm 13:3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Psalm 22:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? … thine eyes 2 Chronicles 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 1 Kings 8:52 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. thine ears Psalm 17:1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Psalm 31:2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. Psalm 116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. that is made in this place. Jump to Previous Attent Attentive Awake Beg Beseech Ears Eyes Offered Open Prayer PrayersJump to Next Attent Attentive Awake Beg Beseech Ears Eyes Offered Open Prayer Prayers2 Chronicles 6 1. Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God12. Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform. Now, my God This phrase begins with a personal and intimate address to God, indicating Solomon's deep relationship and reverence for the Almighty. The Hebrew word for "God" here is "Elohim," which is a plural form often used to denote the majesty and fullness of God's nature. Solomon's use of "my God" reflects a personal covenant relationship, emphasizing that the God of Israel is not a distant deity but one who is intimately involved with His people. may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place (40) Let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open.--Comp. 2Chronicles 6:20, supr., and 2Chronicles 7:15; also 1Kings 8:52. And let thine ears be attent.--Attentive, listening (qas's'-both). The same phrase recurs (2Chronicles 7:15), which is, in fact, a repetition of the whole verse in the shape of a Divine promise, Qas's'-both occurs, besides, only in the late Psalm 130:2. . . . Verses 40-42. - 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, first, as almost an exact copy of the words of David (Psalm 132:8-10); and secondly, as not an entirely exact copy, in some respects the form of word 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.
Hebrew Now,עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my God, אֱלֹהַ֗י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative may נָ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' Your eyes עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain be יִֽהְיוּ־ (yih·yū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be open פְּתֻח֔וֹת (pə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve and Your ears וְאָזְנֶ֖יךָ (wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear attentive קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת (qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7183: Hearkening to the prayer offered לִתְפִלַּ֖ת (liṯ·p̄il·laṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn in this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that place. הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links 2 Chronicles 6:40 NIV2 Chronicles 6:40 NLT 2 Chronicles 6:40 ESV 2 Chronicles 6:40 NASB 2 Chronicles 6:40 KJV 2 Chronicles 6:40 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 6:40 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 6:40 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 6:40 French Bible 2 Chronicles 6:40 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:40 Now my God let I beg you (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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