2 Chronicles 6:35

then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Solomon addresses God during the temple dedication, petitioning for divine response when Israel faces war or captivity and prays toward the chosen city and temple.

The words — שָמַעְתָּ (sha.ma'.Ta) means “you will hear,” and עָשִׂיתָ ('a.Si.ta) means “you will do,” structuring the verse as a conditional request for divine attention and action.

The thread — The pattern of petitioning God to hear from heaven when Israel turns to the temple appears in the immediate context (2 Chronicles 6:34, 36) and aligns with the plea for God to intervene against adversaries in Psalms 9:3 and Isaiah 37:21.

Why it lands — It frames prayer as a specific appeal for God’s intervention in defined crises, requiring the reader to treat supplication as a directed request for action rather than a routine expression.

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The Hebrew words

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve./sha.ma'.Taand/ you will hear מִן־min-from הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavens אֶת־'et-<obj.>תְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.Ta/mprayer/ their וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>תְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.Ta/msupplication/ their וְעָשִׂ֖יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will do מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.Ta/mjustice/ their

King James Version

Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

Cross-references

Psalms 9:3 When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
Isaiah 37:21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
Jeremiah 5:28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
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.