Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 7:15
Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Solomon immediately after the temple dedication and the descent of fire. He responds to the earlier covenant conditions by confirming His permanent attention to prayers directed to this location.
The words — עַתָּה ('a.Tah) translates as "now," signaling the transition from condition to divine assurance. פְתֻחוֹת (fe.tu.Chot) means "open," paired with קַשְׁבֹּת (ka.shu.Vot) for "attentive" to describe God's active perception.
The thread — The motif of divine sight and hearing toward prayer appears in 2 Chronicles 6:40, where Solomon petitions for the same attentiveness. It reappears in 1 Peter 3:12, which states the Lord's eyes are on the righteous and His ears are inclined to their prayer.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to recognize that God’s attention to prayer is a deliberate, ongoing commitment rather than a temporary response. It calls for continued engagement with prayer grounded in the certainty of divine observation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:40 Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
- 2 Chronicles 6:20 May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
- Nehemiah 1:6 let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
- Deuteronomy 11:12 It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
- Psalms 65:2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- Psalms 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.