2 Chronicles 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place. ”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for Thine eyes being open towards this house by day and by night, towards the place that Thou hast said to put Thy name there, to hearken unto the prayer that Thy servant prayeth towards this place.”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place in which thou hast said thou wouldest put thy name: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place. ”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, euen toward the place, whereof thou hast sayde, that thou wouldest put thy Name there, that thou mayest hearken vnto the prayer, which thy seruant prayeth in this place.”
2 Chronicles 6:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:20 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
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;
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:20 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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