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Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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A Pattern for Prayer
One commentator notes that Solomon's prayer, which begins here, prioritizes spiritual matters like repentance and forgiveness over temporal blessings. This serves as a model for believers, teaching us to seek God's spiritual work in our lives first, much like the Lord's Prayer which focuses primarily on spiritual petitions.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
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…