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2 Chronicles 6:12

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What does 2 Chronicles 6:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
2 Chronicles 6:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
11And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
12And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
13(for Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, 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 assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)
14and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven, or on earth; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;
15who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references). return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he stood: 1Kings 8:22-53; Kg2 11:14, Kg2 23:3; Psa 29:1, Psa 29:2 spread forth: Exo 9:33; Job 11:13; Psa 28:2, Psa 63:4, Psa 68:31, Psa 141:2, Psa 143:6; Isa 50:10; Ti1 2:8 2 Chronicles 6:13”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Solomon's dedicatory prayer likewise corresponds exactly with the account of it given in 1 Kings 8:22-53 till near the end ( Ch2 6:40-42), where it takes quite a different turn. Besides this, in the introduction ( Ch2 6:13) Solomon's position during the prayer is more accurately described, it being there stated that Solomon had caused a high stage (כּיּור, a basin-like elevation) to be erected, which he ascended, and kneeling, spoke the prayer which follows. This fact is not stated in Kg1 8:22, and Then. and Berth. conjecture that it has been dropped out of our text only by mistake. Perhaps so, but it may have been passed over by the author of the books of Kings as a point of subordinate…”
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