2 Chronicles 6:17Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~959 BC. Solomon concludes this portion of his prayer with a direct appeal, asking God to prove His word true not just for the past, but for what's still to come.
The emotion here: boldly requesting God prove His faithfulness publicly
The original word
'āman (אָמַן) — to be confirmed, verified, proved reliable, established as true
Why it matters
This prayer was spoken before 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep were sacrificed
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:17
This is essentially Solomon asking God to stake His reputation on keeping His word
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Solomon doubting God, but he's actually making a public declaration of confidence in God's reliability.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 6:17
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:17 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's faithfulness, word verification. Notable phrases: let your word be verified. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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