2 Chronicles 6:39 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Their supplications. —In Kings, the term is singular; and so it is in some manuscripts, the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The pl…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The order of Solomon's prayer is to be observed. First and chiefly, he prays for repentance and forgiveness, which is the chief blessing and the on…