"Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this pla…" — 2 Chronicles 6:21

2 Chronicles 6:21 · KJV

“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. {make: Heb. pray} {toward...: or, in this place}”

— 2 Chronicles 6:21

Verse 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. {toward...: or, in this place}

Verse 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; {and an oath...: Heb. and he require an oath of him}

2 Chronicles 6 — Context

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:

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. {make: Heb. pray} {toward...: or, in this place}

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; {and an oath...: Heb. and he require an oath of him}

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

Cross References

Micah 7:18

Who {is} a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth {in} mercy.

Isaiah 43:25

I, {even} I, {am} he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Daniel 9:19

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

Psalms 130:3-4

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

2 Chronicles 6:39

Then hear thou from the heavens, {even} from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee. {cause: or, right}

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came {up} to his holy dwelling place, {even} unto heaven. {his holy...: Heb. the habitation of his holiness}

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Matthew 6:9

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.