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Bible in Basic English
Then he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present,
New American Standard Bible
Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
King James Version
And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
Holman Bible
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.
International Standard Version
Then Solomon took his place in front of the LORD's altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.
A Conservative Version
And he stood before the altar of LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
American Standard Version
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands;
Amplified
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
Darby Translation
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will stand before the altar of Jehovah before all the convocation of Israel, and he will spread forth his hands:
King James 2000
And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
Modern King James verseion
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he stepped forth before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands.
NET Bible
He stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
New Heart English Bible
He stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
The Emphasized Bible
Then stood he before the altar of Yahweh, in the presence of all the convocation of Israel, - and spread forth his hands;
Webster
And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
World English Bible
He stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
Youngs Literal Translation
And he standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth out his hand, --
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 6:12
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Context Readings
Solomon's Prayer To Dedicate The Temple
11 And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel. 12 Then he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, 13 (For Solomon had made a brass stage, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the middle of the open space; on this he took his place and went down on his knees before all the meeting of Israel, stretching out his hands to heaven.)
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 9:33
So Moses went out of the town, and stretching out his hands made prayer to God: and the thunders and the ice-storm came to an end; and the fall of rain was stopped.
1 Kings 8:22-53
Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven,
2 Kings 11:14
And looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!
2 Kings 23:3
And the king took his place by the pillar, and made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in the book; and all the people gave their word to keep the agreement.
Job 11:13
But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
Psalm 28:2
Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
Psalm 29:1-2
Give to the Lord, you sons of the gods, give to the Lord glory and strength.
Psalm 68:31
Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God.
Isaiah 50:10
Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.
1 Timothy 2:8
It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.