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2 Chronicles 6:33

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 6:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles 6:33 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of the children of men;)
31that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy great name`s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thine outstretched arm; when they shall come and pray toward this house:
33then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
34If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
35then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
36If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
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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
“that all people: Sa1 17:46; Kg2 19:19; Psa 22:27, Psa 46:10, Psa 67:2, Psa 138:4, Psa 138:5; Isa 11:10; Isa 49:6, Isa 54:1-3; Rev 11:15 fear thee: Jer 10:7 this house: etc. Heb. they name is called upon this house, Num 6:27; Kg1 8:16 2 Chronicles 6:34”
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