Verse 22

And Solomon{H8010} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the altar{H4196} of the LORD{H3068} in the presence of{H5048} all the congregation{H6951} of Israel{H3478}, and spread forth{H6566}{(H8799)} his hands{H3709} toward heaven{H8064}:

Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 9:5 : 5 And at the evening{H6153} sacrifice{H4503} I arose up{H6965}{(H8804)} from my heaviness{H8589}; and having rent{H7167}{(H8800)} my garment{H899} and my mantle{H4598}, I fell{H3766}{(H8799)} upon my knees{H1290}, and spread out{H6566}{(H8799)} my hands{H3709} unto the LORD{H3068} my God{H430},
  • Exod 9:33 : 33 And Moses{H4872} went out{H3318}{(H8799)} of the city{H5892} from Pharaoh{H6547}, and spread abroad{H6566}{(H8799)} his hands{H3709} unto the LORD{H3068}: and the thunders{H6963} and hail{H1259} ceased{H2308}{(H8799)}, and the rain{H4306} was not poured{H5413}{(H8738)} upon the earth{H776}.
  • 1 Kgs 8:54 : 54 And it was so, that when Solomon{H8010} had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of praying{H6419}{(H8692)} all this prayer{H8605} and supplication{H8467} unto the LORD{H3068}, he arose{H6965}{(H8804)} from before{H6440} the altar{H4196} of the LORD{H3068}, from kneeling{H3766}{(H8800)} on his knees{H1290} with his hands{H3709} spread up{H6566}{(H8803)} to heaven{H8064}.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 And when ye spread forth{H6566}{(H8763)} your hands{H3709}, I will hide{H5956}{(H8686)} mine eyes{H5869} from you: yea, when ye make many{H7235}{(H8686)} prayers{H8605}, I will not hear{H8085}{(H8802)}: your hands{H3027} are full{H4390}{(H8804)} of blood{H1818}.
  • Exod 9:29 : 29 And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, As soon as I am gone out{H3318}{(H8800)} of the city{H5892}, I will spread abroad{H6566}{(H8799)} my hands{H3709} unto the LORD{H3068}; and the thunder{H6963} shall cease{H2308}{(H8799)}, neither shall there be any more hail{H1259}; that thou mayest know{H3045}{(H8799)} how that the earth{H776} is the LORD'S{H3068}.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 I will{G1014}{(G5736)} therefore{G3767} that men{G435} pray{G4336}{(G5738)} every{G1722}{G3956} where{G5117}, lifting up{G1869}{(G5723)} holy{G3741} hands{G5495}, without{G5565} wrath{G3709} and{G2532} doubting{G1261}.
  • 2 Kgs 11:14 : 14 And when she looked{H7200}{(H8799)}, behold, the king{H4428} stood{H5975}{(H8802)} by a pillar{H5982}, as the manner{H4941} was, and the princes{H8269} and the trumpeters{H2689} by the king{H4428}, and all the people{H5971} of the land{H776} rejoiced{H8056}, and blew{H8628}{(H8802)} with trumpets{H2689}: and Athaliah{H6271} rent{H7167}{(H8799)} her clothes{H899}, and cried{H7121}{(H8799)}, Treason{H7195}, Treason{H7195}.
  • 2 Kgs 23:3 : 3 And the king{H4428} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} by a pillar{H5982}, and made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} after{H310} the LORD{H3068}, and to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} his commandments{H4687} and his testimonies{H5715} and his statutes{H2708} with all their heart{H3820} and all their soul{H5315}, to perform{H6965}{(H8687)} the words{H1697} of this covenant{H1285} that were written{H3789}{(H8803)} in this book{H5612}. And all the people{H5971} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} to the covenant{H1285}.
  • 2 Chr 6:12-42 : 12 And he stood{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the altar{H4196} of the LORD{H3068} in the presence of all the congregation{H6951} of Israel{H3478}, and spread forth{H6566}{(H8799)} his hands{H3709}: 13 For Solomon{H8010} had made{H6213}{(H8804)} a brasen{H5178} scaffold{H3595}, of five{H2568} cubits{H520} long{H753}, and five{H2568} cubits{H520} broad{H7341}, and three{H7969} cubits{H520} high{H6967}, and had set{H5414}{(H8799)} it in the midst{H8432} of the court{H5835}: and upon it he stood{H5975}{(H8799)}, and kneeled down{H1288}{(H8799)} upon his knees{H1290} before all the congregation{H6951} of Israel{H3478}, and spread forth{H6566}{(H8799)} his hands{H3709} toward heaven{H8064}, 14 And said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, there is no God{H430} like thee in the heaven{H8064}, nor in the earth{H776}; which keepest{H8104}{(H8802)} covenant{H1285}, and shewest mercy{H2617} unto thy servants{H5650}, that walk{H1980}{(H8802)} before{H6440} thee with all their hearts{H3820}: 15 Thou which hast kept{H8104}{(H8804)} with thy servant{H5650} David{H1732} my father{H1} that which thou hast promised{H1696}{(H8765)} him; and spakest{H1696}{(H8762)} with thy mouth{H6310}, and hast fulfilled{H4390}{(H8765)} it with thine hand{H3027}, as it is this day{H3117}. 16 Now therefore, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, keep{H8104}{(H8798)} with thy servant{H5650} David{H1732} my father{H1} that which thou hast promised{H1696}{(H8765)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, There shall not fail{H3772}{(H8735)} thee a man{H376} in my sight{H6440} to sit{H3427}{(H8802)} upon the throne{H3678} of Israel{H3478}; yet so{H7535} that thy children{H1121} take heed{H8104}{(H8799)} to their way{H1870} to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} in my law{H8451}, as thou hast walked{H1980}{(H8804)} before{H6440} me. 17 Now then, O LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, let thy word{H1697} be verified{H539}{(H8735)}, which thou hast spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} unto thy servant{H5650} David{H1732}. 18 But will God{H430} in very deed{H552} dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} with men{H120} on the earth{H776}? behold, heaven{H8064} and the heaven{H8064} of heavens{H8064} cannot contain{H3557}{(H8770)} thee; how much less this house{H1004} which I have built{H1129}{(H8804)}! 19 Have respect{H6437}{(H8804)} therefore to the prayer{H8605} of thy servant{H5650}, and to his supplication{H8467}, O LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, to hearken{H8085}{(H8800)} unto the cry{H7440} and the prayer{H8605} which thy servant{H5650} prayeth{H6419}{(H8693)} before{H6440} thee: 20 That thine eyes{H5869} may be open{H6605}{(H8803)} upon this house{H1004} day{H3119} and night{H3915}, upon the place{H4725} whereof thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)} that thou wouldest put{H7760}{(H8800)} thy name{H8034} there; to hearken{H8085}{(H8800)} unto the prayer{H8605} which thy servant{H5650} prayeth{H6419}{(H8691)} toward this place{H4725}. 21 Hearken{H8085}{(H8804)} therefore unto the supplications{H8469} of thy servant{H5650}, and of thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, which they shall make{H6419}{(H8691)} toward this place{H4725}: hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from thy dwelling{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4725}, even from heaven{H8064}; and when thou hearest{H8085}{(H8804)}, forgive{H5545}{(H8804)}. 22 If a man{H376} sin{H2398}{(H8799)} against his neighbour{H7453}, and an oath{H423} be laid{H5375}{(H8804)} upon him to make him swear{H422}{(H8687)}, and the oath{H423} come{H935}{(H8804)} before{H6440} thine altar{H4196} in this house{H1004}; 23 Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from heaven{H8064}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)}, and judge{H8199}{(H8804)} thy servants{H5650}, by requiting{H7725}{(H8687)} the wicked{H7563}, by recompensing{H5414}{(H8800)} his way{H1870} upon his own head{H7218}; and by justifying{H6663}{(H8687)} the righteous{H6662}, by giving{H5414}{(H8800)} him according to his righteousness{H6666}. 24 And if thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478} be put to the worse{H5062}{(H8735)} before{H6440} the enemy{H341}{(H8802)}, because they have sinned{H2398}{(H8799)} against thee; and shall return{H7725}{(H8804)} and confess{H3034}{(H8689)} thy name{H8034}, and pray{H6419}{(H8694)} and make supplication{H2603}{(H8694)} before{H6440} thee in this house{H1004}; 25 Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from the heavens{H8064}, and forgive{H5545}{(H8804)} the sin{H2403} of thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and bring them again{H7725}{(H8689)} unto the land{H127} which thou gavest{H5414}{(H8804)} to them and to their fathers{H1}. 26 When the heaven{H8064} is shut up{H6113}{(H8736)}, and there is no rain{H4306}, because they have sinned{H2398}{(H8799)} against thee; yet if they pray{H6419}{(H8694)} toward this place{H4725}, and confess{H3034}{(H8689)} thy name{H8034}, and turn{H7725}{(H8799)} from their sin{H2403}, when thou dost afflict{H6031}{(H8686)} them; 27 Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from heaven{H8064}, and forgive{H5545}{(H8804)} the sin{H2403} of thy servants{H5650}, and of thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, when thou hast taught{H3384}{(H8686)} them the good{H2896} way{H1870}, wherein they should walk{H3212}{(H8799)}; and send{H5414}{(H8804)} rain{H4306} upon thy land{H776}, which thou hast given{H5414}{(H8804)} unto thy people{H5971} for an inheritance{H5159}. 28 If there be dearth{H7458} in the land{H776}, if there be pestilence{H1698}, if there be blasting{H7711}, or mildew{H3420}, locusts{H697}, or caterpillers{H2625}; if their enemies{H341}{(H8802)} besiege{H6887}{(H8686)} them in the cities{H8179} of their land{H776}; whatsoever sore{H5061} or whatsoever sickness{H4245} there be: 29 Then what prayer{H8605} or what supplication{H8467} soever shall be made of any man{H120}, or of all thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, when every one{H376} shall know{H3045}{(H8799)} his own sore{H5061} and his own grief{H4341}, and shall spread forth{H6566}{(H8804)} his hands{H3709} in this house{H1004}: 30 Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from heaven{H8064} thy dwelling{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4349}, and forgive{H5545}{(H8804)}, and render{H5414}{(H8804)} unto every man{H376} according unto all his ways{H1870}, whose heart{H3824} thou knowest{H3045}{(H8799)};(for thou only knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} the hearts{H3824} of the children{H1121} of men{H120}:) 31 That they may fear{H3372}{(H8799)} thee, to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} in thy ways{H1870}, so long as{H3117} they live{H2416}{H6440} in the land{H127} which thou gavest{H5414}{(H8804)} unto our fathers{H1}. 32 Moreover concerning the stranger{H5237}, which is not of thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, but is come{H935}{(H8804)} from a far{H7350} country{H776} for thy great{H1419} name's{H8034} sake, and thy mighty{H2389} hand{H3027}, and thy stretched out{H5186}{(H8803)} arm{H2220}; if they come{H935}{(H8804)} and pray{H6419}{(H8694)} in this house{H1004}; 33 Then hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou from the heavens{H8064}, even from thy dwelling{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4349}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} according to all that the stranger{H5237} calleth{H7121}{(H8799)} to thee for; that all people{H5971} of the earth{H776} may know{H3045}{(H8799)} thy name{H8034}, and fear{H3372}{(H8800)} thee, as doth thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and may know{H3045}{(H8800)} that this house{H1004} which I have built{H1129}{(H8804)} is called{H7121}{(H8738)} by thy name{H8034}. 34 If thy people{H5971} go out{H3318}{(H8799)} to war{H4421} against their enemies{H341}{(H8802)} by the way{H1870} that thou shalt send{H7971}{(H8799)} them, and they pray{H6419}{(H8694)} unto thee toward{H1870} this city{H5892} which thou hast chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, and the house{H1004} which I have built{H1129}{(H8804)} for thy name{H8034}; 35 Then hear{H8085}{(H8804)} thou from the heavens{H8064} their prayer{H8605} and their supplication{H8467}, and maintain{H6213}{(H8804)} their cause{H4941}. 36 If they sin{H2398}{(H8799)} against thee,(for there is no man{H120} which sinneth{H2398}{(H8799)} not,) and thou be angry{H599}{(H8804)} with them, and deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} them over before{H6440} their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and they carry them away{H7617}{(H8804)} captives{H7617}{(H8802)} unto a land{H776} far off{H7350} or near{H7138}; 37 Yet if they bethink{H7725}{(H8689)}{H3824} themselves in the land{H776} whither they are carried captive{H7617}{(H8738)}, and turn{H7725}{(H8804)} and pray{H2603}{(H8694)} unto thee in the land{H776} of their captivity{H7628}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, We have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}, we have done amiss{H5753}{(H8689)}, and have dealt wickedly{H7561}{(H8804)}; 38 If they return{H7725}{(H8804)} to thee with all their heart{H3820} and with all their soul{H5315} in the land{H776} of their captivity{H7628}, whither they have carried them captives{H7617}{(H8804)}, and pray{H6419}{(H8694)} toward{H1870} their land{H776}, which thou gavest{H5414}{(H8804)} unto their fathers{H1}, and toward the city{H5892} which thou hast chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, and toward the house{H1004} which I have built{H1129}{(H8804)} for thy name{H8034}: 39 Then hear{H8085}{(H8804)} thou from the heavens{H8064}, even from thy dwelling{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4349}, their prayer{H8605} and their supplications{H8467}, and maintain{H6213}{(H8804)} their cause{H4941}, and forgive{H5545}{(H8804)} thy people{H5971} which have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee. 40 Now, my God{H430}, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes{H5869} be open{H6605}{(H8803)}, and let thine ears{H241} be attent{H7183} unto the prayer{H8605} that is made in this place{H4725}. 41 Now therefore arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430}, into thy resting{H5118} place, thou, and the ark{H727} of thy strength{H5797}: let thy priests{H3548}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430}, be clothed{H3847}{(H8799)} with salvation{H8668}, and let thy saints{H2623} rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)} in goodness{H2896}. 42 O LORD{H3068} God{H430}, turn not away{H7725}{(H8686)} the face{H6440} of thine anointed{H4899}: remember{H2142}{(H8798)} the mercies{H2617} of David{H1732} thy servant{H5650}.
  • Job 11:13 : 13 If thou prepare{H3559}{(H8689)} thine heart{H3820}, and stretch{H6566}{(H8804)} out thine hands{H3709} toward him;
  • Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the voice{H6963} of my supplications{H8469}, when I cry{H7768}{(H8763)} unto thee, when I lift up{H5375}{(H8800)} my hands{H3027} toward thy holy{H6944} oracle{H1687}.
  • Ps 63:4 : 4 Thus will I bless{H1288}{H8762)} thee while I live{H2416}: I will lift up{H5375}{H8799)} my hands{H3709} in thy name{H8034}.