2 Chronicles 6:30

30 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),

2 Chronicles 6:30 in Other Translations

KJV
30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
ESV
30 then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,
NLT
30 then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
MSG
30 Listen from your home in heaven, forgive and reward us: reward each life and circumstance, For you know each life from the inside, (you're the only one with such inside knowledge!),
CSB
30 may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and may You forgive and repay the man according to all his ways, since You know his heart, for You alone know the human heart,

2 Chronicles 6:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:30

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:30 In-Context

28 “When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when enemies besiege them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come,
29 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of their afflictions and pains, and spreading out their hands toward this temple—
30 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),
31 so that they will fear you and walk in obedience to you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
32 “As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S ver 27
  • 2. S 1 Samuel 2:3; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalms 7:9; Psalms 44:21; Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 17:3
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