2 Chronicles 6:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In Kings, a different conclusion takes the place of these verses. The document from which both writers copied contained the full prayer of dedication, which each givcs in a somewhat abbreviated for...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

O LORD God, turn not away the face of (n) thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. (n) Hear my prayer, I who am your anointed king.
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:10 . The Dedication of the Temple (see notes on 1 Kings 8). The chief points of difference between the Chronicler's account and 1 Kings 8 are: ( a ) that in 2...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Thine Anointed. Hebrew Messiah. the mercies of David. Genitive of Relation (App-17). the mercies, or lovingkindnesses, shown and assured to David ( Psalms 89:49 ).
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. Turn not away the face of thine anointed - "At least do me good; and if not for my sake, do it for thy...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. Turn not away the face of thine anointed - i:e., of me, who by thy promise and appointment have...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Prayer The first 39 vv. of this chapter repeat 1 Kings 8:12-50 , the conclusion of the prayer, as given in 1 Kings 8:51-61 , being omitted and three additional vv. being substituted....
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

O Lord God. — Not in the psalm. The temple invocation is used as in the priest’s blessing ( Numbers 6:24-26 ). Turn not away the face of thine anointed — i.e., deny not his request ( 1 Kings 2...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the presence of the manifestation of glory the king pronounced a blessing on the people which merged into, or took the form of, a blessing offered to God, as he recounted the way of the divine gui...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I refer the Reader to the observations made on this prayer already in the Commentary on the 1 Kings 8:1 . And only by way of enforcing what was there said, I would beseech the Reader, as he goeth ov...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 5:1
2 Chronicles 6:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. Ver. 42. Remember the mercies of David. ] Those "sure mercies"; Isa 55:3 that is, promises of mercy...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O Lord, turn not away the face of thine anointed Of me, who by thy command was anointed the king and ruler of thy people: do not deny my request, nor send me from the throne of thy grace with a dej...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SOLOMON SPEAKS TO GOD AND TO THE PEOPLE (vv.1-11) Solomon began his inauguration address by first speaking to the Lord, reminding Him that He had said He would dwell in the dark cloud and that h...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

12 And he stood before the altar of the L ORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long,...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of thine anointed, i.e. of me, who by thy command and appointment was anointed the king and ruler of thy people: do not deny my present requests, nor send me back from the throne of thy grace with...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Close parallelism of this chapter and 1 Kings 8:12-50 ; 2 Chronicles 6:13 only important variation. 2 Chronicles 6:1 (cf. Leviticus 16:1 ), darkness , not cloud, but of hol...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 6:41 . Thy saints. וחסידיךְ vakesidéka, thy merciful ones. Our Saviour describes the saints as showing mercy. Matthew 5:7 . The Lord will show mercy to them again, and cause them t...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The first thirty-nine verses of this chapter (less the thirteenth) correspond very closely with the thirty-eight verses of the parallel that run 1 Kings 8:12-11 . For once also the t...
2 Chronicles 6:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Dedicatory Prayer
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:34 ; 1 Kings 2:16 ; Acts 13:34 ; Isaiah 55:3 ; Isaiah 61:1 ; Psalms 132:1 ; Psalms 2:2
2 Chronicles 6:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thine anointed — Of me, who by thy command was anointed the king and ruler of thy people: do not deny my requests, nor send me from the throne of thy grace with a dejected countenance. The mercies...

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 6:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 6:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 6:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes