2 Chronicles 6:12

2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 6

“And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:”2 Chronicles 6:12

What Does 2 Chronicles 6:12 Mean?

2 Chronicles 6:12 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 6, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 6:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 9:33“And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.”1 Kings 8:54“And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.”Job 11:13“If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;”Psalms 63:4“Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.”Psalms 143:6“I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.”Isaiah 50:10“Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.”1 Kings 8:22“And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:”2 Kings 11:14“And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.”2 Kings 23:3“And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.”Psalms 28:2“Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.”Psalms 29:1“Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.”Psalms 68:31“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.”Psalms 141:2“Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”1 Timothy 2:8“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”Exodus 9:29“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’s.”2 Kings 4:6“And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.”2 Kings 11:11“And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.”2 Chronicles 6:29“Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:”2 Chronicles 20:5“And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,”2 Chronicles 23:10“And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.”

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