2 Chronicles 6:19

Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Solomon addresses Yahweh during the temple dedication prayer, immediately after acknowledging that the Most High cannot be contained by the building he just constructed. He petitions God to listen to the cries offered toward this specific location.

The words — The Hebrew verb פָּנָה (panah) literally means "you will turn [your face]" toward the prayer (תְּפִלָּה) and plea (תְּחִנָּה) of his servant. This directional phrasing presents divine attention as an active movement toward the worshiper's petition.

The thread — The passage repeats Solomon’s exact wording from 1 Kings 8:28 and parallels David’s requests for God to give ear in Psalms 4:1 and 5:1. These texts collectively anchor corporate and royal prayer to the temple as the designated locus for divine response.

Why it lands — The text states that God must turn His attention to the servant’s cries so that He may hear them. It requires the reader to acknowledge that worship is not abstract but directed toward a specific place where human petition meets divine presence.

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The Hebrew words

וּפָנִ֜יתָu./fa.Ni.taand/ you will turn אֶל־'el-to תְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.Lat[the] prayer of עַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de./Khaservant/ your וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ to תְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.T/osupplication/ his יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh אֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.Ha/iGod/ my לִשְׁמֹ֤עַli/sh.Mo.a'to/ listen אֶל־'el-to הָרִנָּה֙ha./ri.Nahthe/ cry of entreaty וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ to הַתְּפִלָּ֔הha./te.fi.Lahthe/ prayer אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich עַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de./Khaservant/ your מִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.Lel[is] praying לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le./fa.Nei./kha<to>/ before/ you

King James Version

Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:

Cross-references

1 Kings 8:28 Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.
Psalms 4:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Psalms 5:1 For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
Psalms 20:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
Psalms 74:20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Psalms 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
Daniel 9:17 So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
John 17:20 I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,