2 Chronicles 6:31

“That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.”

"That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers." - 2 Chronicles 6:31
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What does 2 Chronicles 6:31 mean?

2 Chronicles 6:31 (KJV) reads: "That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers." This verse comes from a prayer of King Solomon when he dedicated the newly built temple in Jerusalem to God. The temple was a…

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Walking in Reverent Fear: A Devotional on 2 Chronicles 6:31

The heart of a believer is often drawn to the call of reverence that is encapsulated in the prayer of Solomon as he dedicates the temple to the Lord in 2 Chronicles 6:31. The verse reads, "That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou…

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A Cry for Reverence and Righteousness

O Sovereign Lord, Hallowed be Thy Name in the heavens and in the earth! In the spirit of prayer, I come before Thee with a heart full of gratitude, reflecting upon the sacred words from 2 Chronicles 6:31, "That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the…

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2 Chronicles 6:31 - "That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers."
2 Chronicles 31:1
2 Chronicles 31:1
2 Chronicles 31:6 - "And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps."
1 Chronicles 6:31 - "And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest."
2 Chronicles 31:9 - "Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps."
2 Chronicles 31:11 - "¶ Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,"
1 Chronicles 2:31 - "And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai."
2 Chronicles 31:7 - "In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month."
2 Chronicles 31:8 - "And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel."
2 Kings 15:31 - "And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Chronicles 31:17 - "Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;"
2 Chronicles 6:13
2 Chronicles 31:4 - "Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 31:18 - "And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:"
2 Chronicles 31:12 - "And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next."
2 Chronicles 31:20 - "¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God."
"Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps." - 2 Chronicles 31:9
2 Chronicles 9:31 - "And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead."
2 Chronicles 6:2 - "But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever."
2 Chronicles 31:14 - "And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things."
1 Chronicles 6:2 - "And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel."
2 Chronicles 31:21 - "And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered."
2 Chronicles 31:2 - "¶ And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 6:6 - "But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel."
2 Chronicles 11:6 - "He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,"
2 Chronicles 31:15 - "And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:"
2 Chronicles 6:35 - "Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause."
"¶ Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them," - 2 Chronicles 31:11