2 Chronicles 6 · Verse 42

2 Chronicles 6:42

O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
2 Chronicles 6:42, King James Version

2 Chronicles 6:42 in other translations

BSBO LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”
WEB“LORD God, don’t turn away the face of your anointed. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant.”
ASVO Jehovah God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember thy lovingkindnesses to David thy servant.
YLTO Jehovah God, turn not back the face of Thine anointed, be mindful of the kind acts of David Thy servant.'
DARBYJehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant.
BBEO Lord God, let him whom you have taken for yourself never be given up by you: keep in mind your mercies to David your servant.
WebsterO LORD God, turn not away the face of thy anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

What does 2 Chronicles 6:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
42. turn not away the face of thine anointed--that is, of me, who by Thy promise and appointment have been installed as king and ruler of Israel. The words are equivalent in meaning to this: Do not reject my present petitions; do not send me from Thy throne of grace dejected in countenance and disappointed in heart. remember the mercies of David thy servant--that is, the mercies promised to David, and in consideration of that promise, hear and answer my prayer (compare Psa 132:10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 Turn not away the face of thine anointed - "At least do me good; and if not for my sake, do it for thy own sake." - Jarchi. These two last verses are not in the parallel place in 1 Kings 8:22-53. There are other differences between the two places in this prayer, but they are not of much consequence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 6:42 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תָּשֵׁ֖בta.Shevyou turn awayH7725
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] faces ofH6440
מְשִׁיחֶ֑יךָme.shi.Chei.khaanointed [one] yourH4899
זָכְרָ֕הza.khe.Rahremember !H2142
לְחַֽסְדֵ֖יle.chas.Dei<to> [the] covenant loyalti<es> ofH2617
דָּוִ֥ידda.VidDavidH1732
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃\ \פ'av.De.khaservant yourH5650

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 6:42

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Psalms 132:1

    A Song of degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

  • Psalms 2:2

    The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

  • Psalms 89:24

    But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

  • Psalms 132:10

    For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

  • Acts 13:34

    And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

  • Psalms 89:28

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • 1 Kings 1:34

    And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 2:16

    And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
turn not.That is, "reject not thine anointed;" or, "repulse him not," agreeably to the interpretation of this phrase in the Syriac and Arabic versions.
See
1Ki 2:16
thine anointed.
1Ki 1:34; Ps 2:2; Isa 61:1
remember.
Ps 132:1; Isa 55:3; Ac 13:34
the mercies.Or, as Dr. Geddes renders, "the pious deeds of thy servant David." The Syriac has, "the good actions of thy servant."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 6:41

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:42

    O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

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2 Chronicles 6:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Jehová Dios, no hagas volver el rostro de tu ungido: acuérdate de las misericordias de David tu siervo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éternel Dieu, ne repousse pas la face de ton oint; souviens-toi de tes grâces, envers David, ton serviteur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova Gott! weise nicht ab das Angesicht deines Gesalbten; gedenke der Gütigkeiten gegen David, deinen Knecht!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Domine Deus, ne averteris faciem christi tui: memento misericordiarum David servi tui.