Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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New King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:40
Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now, my God,please let your eyes be openand your ears attentiveto the prayer of this place.
Now, my God,please let your eyes be openand your ears attentiveto the prayer of this place.
Hebrew Names Version
Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
King James Version
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
English Standard Version
Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
New Century Version
"Now, my God, look at us. Listen to the prayers we pray in this place.
"Now, my God, look at us. Listen to the prayers we pray in this place.
New English Translation
"Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.
"Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.
Amplified Bible
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
New American Standard Bible
"Now, my God, please, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
"Now, my God, please, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
World English Bible
Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open, & thine eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
Nowe my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open, & thine eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
Berean Standard Bible
Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
Contemporary English Version
Lord God, hear us when we pray in this temple.
Lord God, hear us when we pray in this temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Now, my God, please, let your eyes be open, and let your ears pay attention to the prayer being made in this place.
"Now, my God, please, let your eyes be open, and let your ears pay attention to the prayer being made in this place.
Darby Translation
Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now, my God, I ask you, open your eyes and your ears. Listen and pay attention to the prayers we are praying in this place.
Now, my God, I ask you, open your eyes and your ears. Listen and pay attention to the prayers we are praying in this place.
George Lamsa Translation
Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
Good News Translation
"Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place.
"Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place.
Lexham English Bible
Now, O my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place!
Now, O my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place!
Literal Translation
Now, My God, I beseech You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place;
Now, My God, I beseech You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My God, let thine eyes now be ope, and let thine eares geue hede vnto prayer in this place.
My God, let thine eyes now be ope, and let thine eares geue hede vnto prayer in this place.
American Standard Version
Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Bible in Basic English
Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Now my God, let thine eyes be open, and thyne eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now my God, let thine eyes be open, and thyne eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now, O my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let Thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, O my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let Thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
King James Version (1611)
Now, my God, let (I beseech thee) thine eyes bee open, and let thine eares be attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, my God, let (I beseech thee) thine eyes bee open, and let thine eares be attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place.
And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place.
English Revised Version
Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y biseche, be thin iyen openyd, and thin eeris be ententif to the preier which is maad in this place.
Y biseche, be thin iyen openyd, and thin eeris be ententif to the preier which is maad in this place.
Update Bible Version
Now, O my God, let, I urge you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, O my God, let, I urge you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thy eyes be open, and [let] thy ears [be] attentive to the prayer [that is made] in this place.
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thy eyes be open, and [let] thy ears [be] attentive to the prayer [that is made] in this place.
New Living Translation
"O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.
"O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.
New Life Bible
"Now, O my God, I ask You, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears listen to the prayer given in this place.
"Now, O my God, I ask You, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears listen to the prayer given in this place.
New Revised Standard
Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to prayer from this place.
Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to prayer from this place.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, O my God, let - I beseech thee - thine eyes be open, and thine ears attent, - unto the prayer of this place.
Now, O my God, let - I beseech thee - thine eyes be open, and thine ears attent, - unto the prayer of this place.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place.
For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place.
Revised Standard Version
Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and thy ears attentive to a prayer of this place.
Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and thy ears attentive to a prayer of this place.
Young's Literal Translation
`Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place:
`Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place:
THE MESSAGE
And now, dear God, be alert and attentive to prayer, all prayer, offered in this place.
And now, dear God, be alert and attentive to prayer, all prayer, offered in this place.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
"Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
Contextual Overview
12 Then Solomon 1 Kings 8:22)">[fn] stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands 13 (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven); 14 and he said: "LORD God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. 15 You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. 16 Therefore, LORD God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, "You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.' 17 And now, O LORD God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David. 18 "But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple [fn] which I have built! 19 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You: 20 that Your eyes may be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your name, that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. 21 And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
my God: Psalms 7:3, Psalms 13:3, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 22:2, Psalms 88:1
thine eyes: 2 Chronicles 7:15, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 1 Kings 8:52, Psalms 34:15, Isaiah 37:17, Daniel 9:16-19
thine ears: Psalms 17:1, Psalms 31:2, Psalms 116:2
that is made in this place: Heb. of this place
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:29 - That thine 1 Kings 9:3 - mine eyes 2 Kings 19:16 - open Nehemiah 1:6 - thine ear Psalms 130:2 - let thine ears Zechariah 12:4 - I will open
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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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 form.
2 Chronicles 6:41
Thy resting place - i. e., the holy of holies. Solomon follows closely the words of David his father, spoken probably when he brought the ark into Jerusalem. See the marginal references.
2 Chronicles 6:42
Turn not away the face of thine anointed - i. e., make him not to hide his face through shame at having his prayers rejected (compare the 1 Kings 2:16 note).
The mercies of David - i. e., “God’s mercies toward David.”
