2 CHRONICLES 6:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.”
'Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you promised to your servant David' — Solomon petitions that the word (דָּבָר, the divine promise) be confirmed or established (וְאַתָּה יִשְׁמוֹר) to David. The transition from commemoration to petition marks the prayer's shift: Solomon moves from recounting what God has done to requesting what God will sustain. The petition essentially asks: 'Continue to honor your covenant with David.' The use of 'your word' personalizes the promise: God's word is not abstract but personal commitment to David and his house. This verse bridges the historical affirmations (past) with the intercessory petitions (future).
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