2 Chronicles 6 · Verse 12

2 Chronicles 6:12

And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
2 Chronicles 6:12, King James Version

2 Chronicles 6:12 in other translations

BSBThen Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
WEBHe stood before the LORD’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
ASVAnd he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
YLTAnd he standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth out his hand, --
DARBYAnd he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
BBEThen he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present,
WebsterAnd he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

2 Chronicles 6:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
נֶ֖גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
קְהַ֣לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂvai.yif.Rosand he spread outH6566
כַּפָּֽיו\׃ka.Pavhands hisH3709

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 6:12

  • Isaiah 50:10

    Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

  • Exodus 9:33

    And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

  • Psalms 63:4

    Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

  • Job 11:13

    If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

  • Psalms 143:6

    I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

  • Psalms 68:31

    Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

  • 1 Kings 8:22-53

    And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. …

  • Psalms 28:2

    Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

  • Psalms 29:1-2

    A Psalm of David. Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • 1 Timothy 2:8

    I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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he stood.
1Ki 8:22-53; 2Ki 11:14; 23:3; Ps 29:1,2
spread forth.
Ex 9:33; Job 11:13; Ps 28:2; 63:4; 68:31; 141:2; 143:6; Isa 50:10
1Ti 2:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 6:11

    And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:12

    And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

  • 2 Chronicles 6:13

    For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

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2 Chronicles 6:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Púsose luego Salomón delante del altar de Jehová, en presencia de toda la congregación de Israel, y extendió sus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il se tint devant l’autel de l’ Éternel, en face de toute la congrégation d’Israël, et étendit ses mains;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er trat vor den Altar Jehovas, angesichts der ganzen Versammlung Israels, und er breitete seine Hände aus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Stetit ergo coram altari Domini ex adverso universæ multitudinis Israël, et extendit manus suas.