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Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

2 Chronicles 6:35

In 11 translations

BSB
then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.
KJV
Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.cause: or, right
WEB
then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
ASV
then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
LSV
then You have heard their prayer and their supplication from the heavens, and have maintained their cause.
YLT
then Thou hast heard from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause.
DBY
then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right.
DRC
Then hear thou from heaven their prayers, and their supplications, and revenge them.
GNV
Then heare thou in heauen their prayer and their supplication, and iudge their cause.
JPS
then hear Thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
LXXE
then shalt thou hear out of heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
LXX-Br
καὶ ἀκούσῃ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῆς προσευχῆς αὐτῶν καὶ τῆς δεήσεως αὐτῶν, καὶ ποιήσεις τὸ δικαίωμα αὐτῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
  • Isaiah 37:21–36Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, this is the word that the LORD has spoken…
  • Psalms 9:3–4When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
  • Daniel 9:17–19So 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. Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation…

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