2 Chronicles 6:29

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“then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—”

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BSBPD

“then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“any prayer, any supplication that is for any man, and for all Thy people Israel, when they know each his own plague, and his own pain, and he hath spread out his hands towards this house:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 6:29 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:12Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:9‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
  3. Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
  4. Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
  5. Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
  6. Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  7. Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  8. Psalms 142:1I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
  9. Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
  10. Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

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