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Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

2 Chronicles 6:12

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
KJV
¶ And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
WEB
He stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
ASV
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
LSV
And he stands before the altar of YHWH, in front of all the assembly of Israel, and spreads out his hand—
YLT
And he standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth out his hand, —
DBY
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
DRC
And he stood before the altar of the I Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.
GNV
And the King stoode before the altar of the Lord, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands,
JPS
And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands —
LXXE
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד לִפְנֵי֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה נֶ֖גֶד כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂ כַּפָּֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔστη κατέναντι τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου Κυρίου ἔναντι πάσης ἐκκλησίας Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ διεπέτασε τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ·

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  • Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  • Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
  • Psalms 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
  • Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
  • Exodus 9:33Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
  • Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
  • 2 Kings 23:3So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this…
  • 1 Kings 8:22–53Then 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…
  • 2 Kings 11:14And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah…
  • 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
  • Psalms 28:2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
  • Psalms 29:1–2Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
  • Psalms 68:31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

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