2 Chronicles 6:13

13 Solomon had made a bronze dais seven and a half feet square and four and a half feet high and placed it inside the court; that's where he now stood. Then he knelt in full view of the whole congregation, stretched his hands to heaven,

2 Chronicles 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:13

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:13 In-Context

11 and have secured a place for the Chest that holds the Covenant of God, the covenant he made with the people of Israel."
12 Before the entire congregation of Israel, Solomon took his position at the Altar of God and stretched out his hands.
13 Solomon had made a bronze dais seven and a half feet square and four and a half feet high and placed it inside the court; that's where he now stood. Then he knelt in full view of the whole congregation, stretched his hands to heaven,
14 and prayed:
15 You kept your word to David my father, your promise. You did exactly what you promised - every detail. The proof is before us today!
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