2 Chronicles 6:13

13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high ^[a] and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward 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 there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”

12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

14 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

15 You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

Footnotes

• [a]. The platform was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).