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2 Chronicles 6:12
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KJ21
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
ASV
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
AMP
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
AMPC
And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread forth his hands.
BRG
¶ And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
CSB
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.
CSBA
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.
CEB
Solomon stood before the Lord’s altar in front of the entire Israelite assembly and spread out his hands.
CJB
Then he stood before the altar of Adonai in the presence of the whole community of Isra’el, spread out his hands —
CEV
Earlier, Solomon had a bronze platform made that was about two meters square and over a meter high, and he put it in the center of the outer courtyard near the altar. Solomon stood on the platform facing the altar with everyone standing behind him. Then he lifted his arms toward heaven; he knelt down
DARBY
And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
DRA
And he stood before the altar of the I Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.
ERV
Solomon had made a bronze platform and placed it in the middle of the outer courtyard. The platform was 5 cubits long, 5 cubits wide, and 3 cubits tall. Solomon stood on the platform and faced the Lord’s altar. In front of all the Israelites who were gathered together, Solomon kneeled, spread his hands out toward heaven,
EASY
Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord's altar. All the Israelite people who had come together there could see him. He lifted up his hands to pray.
EHV
Then Solomon stood in front of the altar of the Lord, in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands.
ESV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
ESVUK
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
EXB
Then Solomon stood ·facing [L before] the Lord’s altar, ·and all the Israelites were standing behind him [L in the presence of the assembly/community of Israel]. He ·spread out [lifted] his hands.
GNV
And the king stood before the altar of the Lord, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands,
GW
In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stretched out his hands ⌞to pray⌟.
GNT
Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar and raised his arms in prayer.
HCSB
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.
ICB
Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He was standing before all the people gathered there. Then he spread his arms out.
ISV
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.
JUB
¶ Then he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands.
KJV
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
AKJV
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
LSB
Then he stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
LEB
Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
TLB
As he spoke, Solomon was standing before the people on a platform in the center of the outer court, in front of the altar of the Lord. The platform was made of bronze, 7-1/2 feet square and 4-1/2 feet high. Now, as all the people watched, he knelt down, reached out his arms toward heaven, and prayed this prayer:
MSG
Before the entire congregation of Israel, Solomon took his position at the Altar of God and stretched out his hands. Solomon had made a bronze dais seven and a half feet square and four and a half feet high and placed it inside the court; that’s where he now stood. Then he knelt in full view of the whole congregation, stretched his hands to heaven, and prayed: God, O God of Israel, there is no God like you in the skies above or on the earth below, who unswervingly keeps covenant with his servants and unfailingly loves them while they sincerely live in obedience to your way. You kept your word to David my father, your promise. You did exactly what you promised—every detail. The proof is before us today! Keep it up, God, O God of Israel! Continue to keep the promises you made to David my father when you said, “You’ll always have a descendant to represent my rule on Israel’s throne, on the one condition that your sons are as careful to live obediently in my presence as you have.”
MEV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NOG
In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of Yahweh’s altar. He stretched out his hands to pray.
NABRE
Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel and stretched forth his hands.
NASB
Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NASB1995
Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NCB
Then, in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord and spread out his hands.
NCV
Then Solomon stood facing the Lord’s altar, and all the Israelites were standing behind him. He spread out his hands.
NET
He stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NIRV
Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stood in front of the whole community of Israel. He spread out his hands to pray.
NIV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NIVUK
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
NKJV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
NLV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in front of all the people of Israel, and spread out his hands.
NLT
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer.
NRSVA
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands.
NRSVACE
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands.
NRSVCE
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands.
NRSVUE
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
OJB
And he stood before the Mizbe’ach Hashem in front kol Kehal Yisroel, and spread forth his hands;
RGT
And the king stood before the Altar of the LORD, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands.
RSV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
RSVCE
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
TLV
Then he stood before the altar of Adonai in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands.
VOICE
Solomon stood before the assembly of Israel in front of the altar of the Eternal and spread out his hands.
WEB
He stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands
WYC
Therefore Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord even against all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands. (And so Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched out his hands.)
YLT
And he standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth out his hand, --
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