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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 6 (WEBP)

[1] Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
[2] But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
[3] The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
[4] He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
[5] ‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there, and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;
[6] but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
[7] Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[8] But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
[9] nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
[10] “Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[11] There I have set the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with the children of Israel.”
[12] He stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
[13] (for Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the middle of the court; and he stood on it, and knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven).
[14] Then he said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth—you who keep covenant and loving kindness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
[15] who have kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
[16] “Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’
[17] Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David.
[18] “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
[19] Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and to his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;
[20] that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name, to listen to the prayer which your servant will pray toward this place.
[21] Listen to the petitions of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive.
[22] “If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,
[23] then hear from heaven, act, and judge your servants, bringing retribution to the wicked, to bring his way on his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
[24] “If your people Israel are struck down before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and they turn again and confess your name, and pray and make supplication before you in this house,
[25] then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.
[26] “When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and confess your name, and turn from their sin when you afflict them,
[27] then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
[28] “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is—
[29] whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who will each know his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread out his hands toward this house,
[30] then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of men),
[31] that they may fear you, to walk in your ways as long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.
[32] “Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for your great name’s sake and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when they come and pray toward this house,
[33] then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.
[34] “If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;
[35] then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
[36] “If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;
[37] yet if they come to their senses in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;’
[38] if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;
[39] 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.
[40] “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.
[41] “Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.
[42] “Yahweh God, don’t turn away the face of your anointed. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant.”

2 Chronicles 6:13 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 6 (KJVS)

[1] Then said () Solomon, The Lord hath said () that he would dwell () in the thick darkness.
[2] But I have built () an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling () for ever.
[3] And the king turned () his face, and blessed () the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. ()
[4] And he said, () Blessed () [be] the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled () [that] which he spake () with his mouth to my father David, saying, ()
[5] Since the day that I brought forth () my people out of the land of Egypt I chose () no city among all the tribes of Israel to build () an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose () I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
[6] But I have chosen () Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen () David to be over my people Israel.
[7] Now it was in the heart of David my father to build () an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
[8] But the Lord said () to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build () an house for my name, thou didst well () in that it was in thine heart:
[9] Notwithstanding thou shalt not build () the house; but thy son which shall come forth () out of thy loins, he shall build () the house for my name.
[10] The Lord therefore hath performed () his word that he hath spoken: () for I am risen up () in the room of David my father, and am set () on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, () and have built () the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
[11] And in it have I put () the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the Lord, that he made () with the children of Israel.
[12] And he stood () before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth () his hands:
[13] For Solomon had made () a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set () it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, () and kneeled down () upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth () his hands toward heaven,
[14] And said, () O Lord God of Israel, [there is] no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest () covenant, and [shewest] mercy unto thy servants, that walk () before thee with all their hearts:
[15] Thou which hast kept () with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised () him; and spakest () with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled () [it] with thine hand, as [it is] this day.
[16] Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep () with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised () him, saying, () There shall not fail () thee a man in my sight to sit () upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed () to their way to walk () in my law, as thou hast walked () before me.
[17] Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, () which thou hast spoken () unto thy servant David.
[18] But will God in very deed dwell () with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain () thee; how much less this house which I have built! ()
[19] Have respect () therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken () unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth () before thee:
[20] That thine eyes may be open () upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said () that thou wouldest put () thy name there; to hearken () unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth () toward this place.
[21] Hearken () therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make () toward this place: hear () thou from thy dwelling () place, [even] from heaven; and when thou hearest, () forgive. ()
[22] If a man sin () against his neighbour, and an oath be laid () upon him to make him swear, () and the oath come () before thine altar in this house;
[23] Then hear () thou from heaven, and do, () and judge () thy servants, by requiting () the wicked, by recompensing () his way upon his own head; and by justifying () the righteous, by giving () him according to his righteousness.
[24] And if thy people Israel be put to the worse () before the enemy, () because they have sinned () against thee; and shall return () and confess () thy name, and pray () and make supplication () before thee in this house;
[25] Then hear () thou from the heavens, and forgive () the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again () unto the land which thou gavest () to them and to their fathers.
[26] When the heaven is shut up, () and there is no rain, because they have sinned () against thee; [yet] if they pray () toward this place, and confess () thy name, and turn () from their sin, when thou dost afflict () them;
[27] Then hear () thou from heaven, and forgive () the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught () them the good way, wherein they should walk; () and send () rain upon thy land, which thou hast given () unto thy people for an inheritance.
[28] If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies () besiege () them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness [there be]:
[29] [Then] what prayer [or] what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know () his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth () his hands in this house:
[30] Then hear () thou from heaven thy dwelling () place, and forgive, () and render () unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; () (for thou only knowest () the hearts of the children of men: )
[31] That they may fear () thee, to walk () in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest () unto our fathers.
[32] Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come () from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out () arm; if they come () and pray () in this house;
[33] Then hear () thou from the heavens, [even] from thy dwelling () place, and do () according to all that the stranger calleth () to thee for; that all people of the earth may know () thy name, and fear () thee, as [doth] thy people Israel, and may know () that this house which I have built () is called () by thy name.
[34] If thy people go out () to war against their enemies () by the way that thou shalt send () them, and they pray () unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, () and the house which I have built () for thy name;
[35] Then hear () thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain () their cause.
[36] If they sin () against thee, (for [there is] no man which sinneth () not,) and thou be angry () with them, and deliver () them over before [their] enemies, () and they carry them away () captives () unto a land far off or near;
[37] Yet [if] they bethink () themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, () and turn () and pray () unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, () We have sinned, () we have done amiss, () and have dealt wickedly; ()
[38] If they return () to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, () and pray () toward their land, which thou gavest () unto their fathers, and [toward] the city which thou hast chosen, () and toward the house which I have built () for thy name:
[39] 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.
[40] 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.
[41] Now therefore arise, () O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed () with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice () in goodness.
[42] O Lord God, turn not away () the face of thine anointed: remember () the mercies of David thy servant.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 6 (BYZ)

[1] τοτε ειπεν σαλωμων κυριος ειπεν του κατασκηνωσαι εν γνοφω
[2] και εγω ωκοδομηκα οικον τω ονοματι σου αγιον σοι και ετοιμον του κατασκηνωσαι εις τους αιωνας
[3] και επεστρεψεν ο βασιλευς το προσωπον αυτου και ευλογησεν την πασαν εκκλησιαν ισραηλ και πασα εκκλησια ισραηλ παρειστηκει
[4] και ειπεν ευλογητος κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ος ελαλησεν εν στοματι αυτου προς δαυιδ τον πατερα μου και εν χερσιν αυτου επληρωσεν λεγων
[5] απο της ημερας ης ανηγαγον τον λαον μου εκ γης αιγυπτου ουκ εξελεξαμην εν πολει απο πασων φυλων ισραηλ του οικοδομησαι οικον του ειναι ονομα μου εκει και ουκ εξελεξαμην εν ανδρι του ειναι εις ηγουμενον επι τον λαον μου ισραηλ
[6] και εξελεξαμην εν ιερουσαλημ γενεσθαι το ονομα μου εκει και εξελεξαμην εν δαυιδ ωστε ειναι επανω του λαου μου ισραηλ
[7] και εγενετο επι καρδιαν δαυιδ του πατρος μου του οικοδομησαι οικον τω ονοματι κυριου θεου ισραηλ
[8] και ειπεν κυριος προς δαυιδ πατερα μου διοτι εγενετο επι καρδιαν σου του οικοδομησαι οικον τω ονοματι μου καλως εποιησας οτι εγενετο επι καρδιαν σου
[9] πλην συ ουκ οικοδομησεις τον οικον οτι ο υιος σου ος εξελευσεται εκ της οσφυος σου ουτος οικοδομησει τον οικον τω ονοματι μου
[10] και ανεστησεν κυριος τον λογον αυτου ον ελαλησεν και εγενηθην αντι δαυιδ πατρος μου και εκαθισα επι τον θρονον ισραηλ καθως ελαλησεν κυριος και ωκοδομησα τον οικον τω ονοματι κυριου θεου ισραηλ
[11] και εθηκα εκει την κιβωτον εν η εκει διαθηκη κυριου ην διεθετο τω ισραηλ
[12] και εστη κατεναντι του θυσιαστηριου κυριου εναντι πασης εκκλησιας ισραηλ και διεπετασεν τας χειρας αυτου
[13] οτι εποιησεν σαλωμων βασιν χαλκην και εθηκεν αυτην εν μεσω της αυλης του ιερου πεντε πηχων το μηκος αυτης και πεντε πηχεων το ευρος αυτης και τριων πηχεων το υψος αυτης και εστη επ αυτης και επεσεν επι τα γονατα εναντι πασης εκκλησιας ισραηλ και διεπετασεν τας χειρας αυτου εις τον ουρανον
[14] και ειπεν κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ ουκ εστιν ομοιος σοι θεος εν ουρανω και επι της γης φυλασσων την διαθηκην και το ελεος τοις παισιν σου τοις πορευομενοις εναντιον σου εν ολη καρδια
[15] α εφυλαξας τω παιδι σου δαυιδ τω πατρι μου α ελαλησας αυτω λεγων και ελαλησας εν στοματι σου και εν χερσιν σου επληρωσας ως η ημερα αυτη
[16] και νυν κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ φυλαξον τω παιδι σου τω δαυιδ τω πατρι μου α ελαλησας αυτω λεγων ουκ εκλειψει σοι ανηρ απο προσωπου μου καθημενος επι θρονου ισραηλ πλην εαν φυλαξωσιν οι υιοι σου την οδον αυτων του πορευεσθαι εν τω νομω μου ως επορευθης εναντιον μου
[17] και νυν κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ πιστωθητω δη το ρημα σου ο ελαλησας τω παιδι σου τω δαυιδ
[18] οτι ει αληθως κατοικησει θεος μετα ανθρωπων επι της γης ει ο ουρανος και ο ουρανος του ουρανου ουκ αρκεσουσιν σοι και τις ο οικος ουτος ον ωκοδομησα
[19] και επιβλεψη επι την προσευχην παιδος σου και επι την δεησιν μου κυριε ο θεος του επακουσαι της δεησεως και της προσευχης ης ο παις σου προσευχεται εναντιον σου σημερον
[20] του ειναι οφθαλμους σου ανεωγμενους επι τον οικον τουτον ημερας και νυκτος εις τον τοπον τουτον ον ειπας επικληθηναι το ονομα σου εκει του ακουσαι της προσευχης ης ο παις σου προσευχεται εις τον τοπον τουτον
[21] και ακουση της δεησεως του παιδος σου και λαου σου ισραηλ α αν προσευξωνται εις τον τοπον τουτον και συ εισακουση εν τω τοπω της κατοικησεως σου εκ του ουρανου και ακουση και ιλεως εση
[22] εαν αμαρτη ανηρ τω πλησιον αυτου και λαβη επ αυτον αραν του αρασθαι αυτον και ελθη και αρασηται κατεναντι του θυσιαστηριου εν τω οικω τουτω
[23] και συ εισακουση εκ του ουρανου και ποιησεις και κρινεις τους δουλους σου του αποδουναι τω ανομω και αποδουναι οδους αυτου εις κεφαλην αυτου του δικαιωσαι δικαιον του αποδουναι αυτω κατα την δικαιοσυνην αυτου
[24] και εαν θραυσθη ο λαος σου ισραηλ κατεναντι του εχθρου εαν αμαρτωσιν σοι και επιστρεψωσιν και εξομολογησωνται τω ονοματι σου και προσευξωνται και δεηθωσιν εναντιον σου εν τω οικω τουτω
[25] και συ εισακουση εκ του ουρανου και ιλεως εση ταις αμαρτιαις λαου σου ισραηλ και αποστρεψεις αυτους εις την γην ην εδωκας αυτοις και τοις πατρασιν αυτων
[26] εν τω συσχεθηναι τον ουρανον και μη γενεσθαι υετον οτι αμαρτησονται σοι και προσευξονται εις τον τοπον τουτον και αινεσουσιν το ονομα σου και απο των αμαρτιων αυτων επιστρεψουσιν οτι ταπεινωσεις αυτους
[27] και συ εισακουση εκ του ουρανου και ιλεως εση ταις αμαρτιαις των παιδων σου και του λαου σου ισραηλ οτι δηλωσεις αυτοις την οδον την αγαθην εν η πορευσονται εν αυτη και δωσεις υετον επι την γην σου ην εδωκας τω λαω σου εις κληρονομιαν
[28] λιμος εαν γενηται επι της γης θανατος εαν γενηται ανεμοφθορια και ικτερος ακρις και βρουχος εαν γενηται εαν θλιψη αυτον ο εχθρος κατεναντι των πολεων αυτων κατα πασαν πληγην και παν πονον
[29] και πασα προσευχη και πασα δεησις η εαν γενηται παντι ανθρωπω και παντι λαω σου ισραηλ εαν γνω ανθρωπος την αφην αυτου και την μαλακιαν αυτου και διαπεταση τας χειρας αυτου εις τον οικον τουτον
[30] και συ εισακουση εκ του ουρανου εξ ετοιμου κατοικητηριου σου και ιλαση και δωσεις ανδρι κατα τας οδους αυτου ως αν γνως την καρδιαν αυτου οτι μονος γινωσκεις την καρδιαν υιων ανθρωπων
[31] οπως φοβωνται τας οδους σου πασας τας ημερας ας αυτοι ζωσιν επι προσωπου της γης ης εδωκας τοις πατρασιν ημων
[32] και πας αλλοτριος ος ουκ εκ του λαου σου ισραηλ εστιν αυτος και ελθη εκ γης μακροθεν δια το ονομα σου το μεγα και την χειρα σου την κραταιαν και τον βραχιονα σου τον υψηλον και ελθωσιν και προσευξωνται εις τον τοπον τουτον
[33] και εισακουση εκ του ουρανου εξ ετοιμου κατοικητηριου σου και ποιησεις κατα παντα οσα εαν επικαλεσηται σε ο αλλοτριος οπως γνωσιν παντες οι λαοι της γης το ονομα σου και του φοβεισθαι σε ως ο λαος σου ισραηλ και του γνωναι οτι επικεκληται το ονομα σου επι τον οικον τουτον ον ωκοδομησα
[34] εαν δε εξελθη ο λαος σου εις πολεμον επι τους εχθρους αυτου εν οδω η αποστελεις αυτους και προσευξωνται προς σε κατα την οδον της πολεως ταυτης ην εξελεξω εν αυτη και οικου ου ωκοδομησα τω ονοματι σου
[35] και ακουση εκ του ουρανου της δεησεως αυτων και της προσευχης αυτων και ποιησεις το δικαιωμα αυτων
[36] οτι αμαρτησονται σοι οτι ουκ εσται ανθρωπος ος ουχ αμαρτησεται και παταξεις αυτους και παραδωσεις αυτους κατα προσωπον εχθρων και αιχμαλωτευσουσιν οι αιχμαλωτευοντες αυτους εις γην εχθρων εις γην μακραν η εγγυς
[37] και επιστρεψωσιν καρδιαν αυτων εν τη γη αυτων ου μετηχθησαν εκει και γε επιστρεψωσιν και δεηθωσιν σου εν τη αιχμαλωσια αυτων λεγοντες ημαρτομεν ηδικησαμεν ηνομησαμεν
[38] και επιστρεψωσιν προς σε εν ολη καρδια και εν ολη ψυχη αυτων εν γη αιχμαλωτευσαντων αυτους και προσευξωνται οδον γης αυτων ης εδωκας τοις πατρασιν αυτων και της πολεως ης εξελεξω και του οικου ου ωκοδομησα τω ονοματι σου
[39] και ακουση εκ του ουρανου εξ ετοιμου κατοικητηριου σου της προσευχης αυτων και της δεησεως αυτων και ποιησεις κριματα και ιλεως εση τω λαω τω αμαρτοντι σοι
[40] νυν κυριε εστωσαν δη οι οφθαλμοι σου ανεωγμενοι και τα ωτα σου επηκοα εις την δεησιν του τοπου τουτου
[41] και νυν αναστηθι κυριε ο θεος εις την καταπαυσιν σου συ και η κιβωτος της ισχυος σου οι ιερεις σου κυριε ο θεος ενδυσαιντο σωτηριαν και οι υιοι σου ευφρανθητωσαν εν αγαθοις
[42] κυριε ο θεος μη αποστρεψης το προσωπον του χριστου σου μνησθητι τα ελεη δαυιδ του δουλου σου