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17 Now, O Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.[a]

18 “God does not really live with humankind on the earth![b] Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! 19 But respond favorably to[c] your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer[d] the desperate prayer[e] your servant is presenting to you.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:17 tn Or “prove to be reliable.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:18 tn Heb “Indeed, can God really live with mankind on the earth?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not,” the force of which is reflected in the translation “God does not really live with mankind on the earth.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:19 tn Heb “turn to.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:19 tn Heb “by listening to.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 6:19 tn Heb “the loud cry and the prayer.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:19 tn Heb “praying before you.”

17 And now, Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.

18 “But will God really dwell(A) on earth with humans? The heavens,(B) even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! 19 Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.

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