II Chronicles · Chapter 6 King James Version

II Chronicles 6:13

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The Scripture

(13) For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Solomon blessed the congregation of Israel and recounted how the LORD had chosen Jerusalem and David to build the temple, then knelt before the altar and prayed a lengthy prayer of dedication. He asked that the LORD would hear the prayers of Israel and even of foreigners made toward this house, forgiving sin whenever the people turned back to Him.

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