2 CHRONICLES 6:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.”
'and let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your faithful ones rejoice in goodness. O LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. Remember your steadfast love for David your servant' — The verse reiterates the priests' clothing in salvation and the faithful's rejoicing (verse 20 parallels 21 initially), then pivots to direct petition concerning the king. Solomon asks God not to 'turn away the face' (אַל־תַּשִּׁיב פָּנִים, do not turn face away from) the 'anointed one' (מְשִׁיחְךָ, your anointed/messiah—the Davidic king). The petition is fundamentally about God's continued favor toward the reigning dynasty. The final clause appeals to God to 'remember your steadfast love for David' (זְכֹר־לַחֲסָדִים לְדָוִד)—memory invokes God's covenantal obligation. The prayer essentially asks God not to withdraw favor from the Davidic line despite its potential future unfaithfulness. This verse protects the dynasty through appeal to God's prior commitment.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!