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Yet have you respect to the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;
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A Pattern for Prayer
Matthew Henry highlights the order of Solomon's prayer as a model for believers. Solomon first seeks spiritual blessings like repentance and forgiveness before asking for temporal mercies. This teaches us to prioritize our relationship with God and spiritual health in our own prayers, a principle also reflected in the Lord's Prayer.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.
19th Century
Anglican
Have respect therefore. — But turn you to. The Authorized Version follows the Septuagint and Vulgate, (ἐπιβλέψῃ); “ut res…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
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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…
