2 Chronicles 6:12-15 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:… The great proof of the blessing given to Solomon is to be found in the prayer which he prayed at the dedication of the temple. No man could have prayed that prayer without help. This we should have said about it in all honesty if we had found it in Sanscrit; if we had exhumed it out of Indian libraries, it would have been due to the author to have said, "You never dreamed that dream; it was a vision of God." Probably there is no such prayer in all literary records. If ever that prayer be excelled, it will be by the Son of God alone, and His excelling of it will be by contrast rather than by comparison. There is not a selfish word in it. It is not a Jew's prayer; it is a man's prayer. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: |
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