2Ch 6 | TSK | STEP | Solomon, having blessed the people, blesses God. Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the brasen scaffold, etc. The Lord.

neither chose.The judges and Saul were chosen by God, for a season, to be rulers of Israel; but not to establish a permanent and hereditary authority over that people, as was the case with David. This clause is wanting in the parallel passage of Kings; but it helps to clear the sense.

1Sa 10:24; 13:13,14; 15:23; 2Sa 7:15,16

But I have chosen Jerusalem.This clause is also not found in Kings. Jerusalem was expressly marked out, by the building of the temple, to be the centre of the worship of Israel; as Jehovah had before spoken by Moses: see the parallel passages.

12:13; Ps 48:1; 78:68-70; 132:13; Isa 14:32

chosen David.

1Sa 16:1; 1Ch 28:4; Ps 89:19,20

2Sa 7:2,3; 1Ki 5:3; 8:17; 1Ch 17:1; 22:7; 28:2-4

thou didst well.

1Ki 8:18-21; Mr 14:8; 2Co 8:12

thy son.

2Sa 7:12,13; 1Ch 17:4,11,12

performed his word.

I am risen.

1:1; 1Ki 2:12; 3:6,7; 1Ch 29:15,23; Ec 1:4; 2:18,19

as the Lord.

1Ch 17:11; 28:5

I put the ark.

5:7,10; Ex 40:20; 1Ki 8:9,21; Heb 9:4

the covenant.As "there was nothing in the ark but the two tables of stone," consequently they are called the covenant, i.e., a sign of the covenant.

he stood.

1Ki 8:22-53; 2Ki 11:14; 23:3; Ps 29:1,2

spread forth.

Ex 9:33; Job 11:13; Ps 28:2; 63:4; 68:31; 141:2; 143:6; Isa 50:10

1Ti 2:8

scaffold.

Ne 8:4

long. Heb. the length thereof, etc. the court.

4:9; 1Ki 6:36; 7:12

kneeled down.

1Ki 8:54; Ezr 9:5; Ps 95:6; Da 6:10; Lu 22:41; Ac 20:36; 21:5

O Lord God.

Ge 33:20; 35:10; Ex 3:15; 1Ki 8:23; 18:36; 1Ch 29:10,20

no God.

Ex 15:11; De 4:39; 2Sa 7:22; Ps 86:8; 89:6,8; Jer 10:6,16

keepest covenant.

De 7:9; Ne 1:5; Ps 89:28; Da 9:4; Mic 7:18-20; Lu 1:72

mercy.

Ps 103:17,18; Lu 1:50,54,55

walk before.

Ge 5:24; 17:1; 1Ki 3:6; 6:12; Lu 1:6; 1Th 2:12

and spakest.

2Sa 7:12; 1Ki 8:24; 1Ch 22:9,10

hast fulfilled.

keep.

Eze 36:37; Joh 15:14,15

saying.

7:18; 2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ki 2:4; 6:12; Ps 132:12

There shall not fail thee a man. Heb. There shall not a manbe cut off. to walk.

Ps 26:3; 119:1

O Lord.

4,14; Ex 24:10; Isa 41:17; 45:3

let thy.

2Sa 7:25-29; Jer 11:5

But will.

Ex 29:45,46; 1Ki 8:27; Ps 68:18; 113:5,6; Isa 57:15; 66:1

Ac 7:48,49; 17:24

heaven.{Hashshamayim ooshemey hashshamayim} "the heavens and the heavens of heavens;" which words seem to imply that there are systems and systems of systems, each possessing its sun, its primary and secondary planets; all extending beyond each other in unlimited space, in the same regular and graduated order which we find to prevail in our solar system; which, probably, in its thousands of millions of miles in diameter, is, to some others, no more than the area of the lunar orbit to that of Georgium Sidus.

2:6; Ps 139:7-10; Jer 23:24; 2Co 12:2

how much.

32:15; Job 4:19; 9:14; 25:4-6; Mt 7:11

Have respect.

1Ki 8:28; Ps 74:20; 130:2; Da 9:17-19; Lu 18:1-7

to hearken.

Ps 4:1; 5:1,2; 20:1-3; Joh 17:20

thine eyes.

16:9; 1Ki 8:29,30; 2Ki 19:16; Ne 1:6; Ps 34:15; 121:5

put thy name.

6; De 26:2; Col 2:9

toward this place. or, in this place.

Da 6:10

make. Heb. pray. thy dwelling place.

39; 30:27; Job 22:12-14; Ps 123:1; Ec 5:2; Isa 57:15; Mt 6:9

forgive.

Ps 85:2,3; 130:3,4; Isa 43:25; Da 9:19; Mic 7:18; Mt 6:12

sin.

1Ki 8:31,32

and an oath, etc. Heb. and he require an oath of him.

Ex 22:11; Le 5:1; Pr 30:9

the oath.

Nu 5:19-22; Mt 23:18

from heaven.

requiting.

Nu 5:27; 2Ki 9:26; Ps 10:14; Pr 1:31; Isa 3:11; Jer 28:16,17; 51:56

Ro 2:9

justifying.

De 25:1; Pr 17:15; Isa 3:10; Eze 18:20; Ro 2:10

put to the worse. or, be smitten.

Le 26:17,37; De 28:25,48; Jos 7:8; 1Ki 8:33,34; Ps 44:10

because.

Jos 7:11,12; Jud 2:11,14,15; 2Ki 17:7-18

shall return.

Le 26:40-42; De 4:29-31; 30:1-6; Ne 1:8,9; Pr 28:13; Jer 3:12,13

pray.

Ezr 9:5-15; Ne 9:1-37; Isa 63:1-64:12; Da 9:3-19

in. or, toward.

forgive the sin.

Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 106:40-47; Jer 33:6-13

which thou.

Ge 13:15; Ex 6:8; Jos 21:43

the heaven.

Le 26:19; De 11:17; 28:23; 1Ki 17:1-18:46; Lu 4:25

there is no rain.

Isa 50:1,2; 5:6; Eze 14:13; Am 4:4-9; Re 11:6

if they pray.

Jer 14:1-9; Joe 1:13-20; 2:15-17

turn.

Pr 28:13; Eze 18:27-32

thou dost.

33:12,13; Ho 5:15; 6:1

when thou hast.

1Ki 8:35,36; Ps 25:4,5,8,12; 94:12; 119:33; Mic 4:2; Joh 6:45

good way.

Isa 30:21; Jer 6:16; 42:3

send rain.

1Ki 18:40-45; Job 37:11-14; Ps 68:9; Jer 5:24; 14:22; Eze 34:26

Ho 2:21,22; Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1; Jas 5:17,18

if there be dearth."Persia," says Chardin, "is subject to have its harvest spoiled by hail, by drought, or by insects; either locusts, or small insects, which they call {sim,} which are small white lice;" probably the caterpillars of the text.

20:5-13; Le 26:16,25,26; De 28:21-61; Ru 1:1; 1Ki 8:37-40

2Ki 6:25-29; 8:1

locusts.

Ex 10:12-15; Joe 1:4-7,11; 2:25; Re 9:3-11

their enemies.

12:2-5; 20:9-13; 32:1; Le 26:25; De 28:52-57

cities of their land. Heb. land of their gates. whatsoever.

32:24; 1Ki 8:37,38; Jas 5:13

what prayer.

Ps 33:12,13; 50:15; 91:15

know.

Ps 32:2-6; 142:1,2; Pr 14:10

spread forth.

12,13; Isa 1:15

in. or, toward.

render.

Ps 18:20-26; 62:12; Jer 17:10; Eze 18:30; Mt 16:27

thou only.

1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17; Ps 11:4,5; Joh 2:25; Heb 4:13; Re 2:23

fear thee.

Ex 20:20; 1Sa 12:24; Job 28:28; Ps 128:1; 130:4; Ac 9:31

so long, etc. Heb. all the days which they live upon theface of the land.

the stranger.

Ex 12:48,49; Ru 1:16; 2:11,12; 1Ki 8:41-43; 10:1,2; Isa 56:3-7

Mt 2:1; 8:10,11; Joh 10:16; 12:20; Ac 8:27-39; 10:1-4; Eph 2:12,13

is come.

Ex 18:8-12; Jos 2:9; 9:9; 2Ki 5:3,8,15; Isa 60:1-10; Zec 8:22

Mt 12:42

thy mighty.

Ex 3:19,20; 13:14; Ps 89:13

if they come.

Isa 66:20; Zec 14:16,17; Ac 2:10

that all people.

1Sa 17:46; 2Ki 19:19; Ps 22:27; 46:10; 67:2; 138:4,5; Isa 11:10

Isa 49:6; 54:1-3; Re 11:15

fear thee.

Jer 10:7

this house, etc. Heb. they name is called upon this house.

Nu 6:27; 1Ki 8:16

thy people.

14:11,12; 20:4; De 20:1-4; Jos 1:2-5; 1Ki 8:44,45

by the way.

Nu 31:2-6; Jos 8:1-8; Jud 1:1,2; 1Sa 15:3,18

they pray.

14:9-12; 18:31; 20:6-13; 32:20,21

toward.

6; 1Ki 8:13; Isa 14:32; Da 6:10

hear thou.

maintain.

cause. or, right.

they sin.

for there is no man.

Job 15:14-16; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Pr 20:9; Ec 7:20; Jas 3:2

1Jo 1:8-10

thou be angry.

Le 26:34-44; De 4:26,27; 28:36,64-68; 29:24-28; 2Ki 17:6,18,23

2Ki 15:21; Da 9:7-14; Lu 21:24

they carry them away captives. Heb. they that take themcaptives carry them away.

Yet if.

Le 26:40-45; De 4:29,30; 30:1-3; Lu 15:17

bethink themselves. Heb. bring back to their heart. We havesinned.

Ezr 9:6,7; Ne 1:6; 9:26-30; Job 33:27,28; Ps 106:6; Isa 64:6-12

Jer 3:12-14; 31:18-20; Da 9:5-11; Lu 15:18,19

return.

De 30:2-6; Jer 29:12-14; Ho 14:1-4; Joe 2:12,13

pray toward.

33:11-13; Da 9:3,4

the city.

34; Da 6:10

cause. or, right.

35; Zec 1:15,16

forgive.

Ps 25:18; Mic 7:18-20

my God.

Ps 7:3; 13:3; 22:1,2; 88:1

thine eyes.

7:15; 16:9; 1Ki 8:52; Ps 34:15; Isa 37:17; Da 9:16-19

thine ears.

Ps 17:1; 31:2; 116:2

that is made in this place. Heb. of this place.

arise.

Ps 132:8-10,16

thy resting.

1Ch 28:2; Isa 66:1

the ark.

Jos 3:13; 6:4,5; Ps 110:2; Ro 1:16

thy priests.

Isa 59:16-18; 61:3,6,10; Ro 13:14; Ga 3:27; Eph 4:22-24

Re 19:8,14

thy saints.

Ne 9:25; Ps 65:4,11; Isa 65:18,19; Zec 9:17; Php 3:3; 4:4

turn not.That is, "reject not thine anointed;" or, "repulse him not," agreeably to the interpretation of this phrase in the Syriac and Arabic versions.

See

1Ki 2:16

thine anointed.

1Ki 1:34; Ps 2:2; Isa 61:1

remember.

Ps 132:1; Isa 55:3; Ac 13:34

the mercies.Or, as Dr. Geddes renders, "the pious deeds of thy servant David." The Syriac has, "the good actions of thy servant."