12Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.


In Context

9 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, who is your own flesh and blood-he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.'

10 "The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord , the God of Israel.

11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel."

12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

13 Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

14 He said: "O Lord , God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth-you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.

2nd Chronicles 6:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of the I Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12He stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12And he standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth out his hand, —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:12And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: