"Then hear thou from the heavens, {even} from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain thei…" — 2 Chronicles 6:39

2 Chronicles 6:39 · KJV

“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 6:39

Verse 38

If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and {toward} the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

Verse 40

Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and {let} thine ears {be} attent unto the prayer {that is made} in this place. {unto...: Heb. to the prayer of this place}

2 Chronicles 6 — Context

Yet {if} they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; {bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart}

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}

Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and {let} thine ears {be} attent unto the prayer {that is made} in this place. {unto...: Heb. to the prayer of this place}

Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:35

Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. {cause: or, right}

Micah 7:18-20

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.

Psalms 25:18

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Zechariah 1:15-16

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen {that are} at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.