What Does 2 Chronicles 6:20 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“That thine eyes”

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

“may be open”

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

near, with or among; often in general, to

“upon this house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

“day”

daily

“and night”

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity

near, with or among; often in general, to

“toward this place”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“whereof thou hast said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“that thou wouldest put”

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

“thy name”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

“there to hearken”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto the prayer”

intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“prayeth”

to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray

“which thy servant”

a servant

near, with or among; often in general, to

“toward this place”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that