2 Chronicles 6:20
That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place. That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
The verse belongs to Solomon's vocal prayer at the dedication of the finished temple, offered kneeling on a brazen scaffold before gathered Israel, with many nations present in great splendor. It was spoken publicly in the presence and hearing of the people.
In it Solomon asks that God's eyes be open upon the temple day and night, watching over it continually as the place where He chose to put His name, and that He hearken to the prayer His servant prays toward that place. The temple is thus the designated and appointed house of worship from which and toward which His people may seek Him. The request affirms that God is not confined to the temple like the heathen gods, for even heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, and His dwelling is in heaven.
Though God would meet His people by His Spirit when they assembled in the house dedicated to His worship, His meeting with them is not limited to the temple, for He visits them in their homes and wherever they are, giving His children the privilege of worshiping Him in every place. The prayer asks God to hear those who pray in or toward the temple, and to forgive and answer them.
God answered the prayer by sending fire from heaven to consume the burnt offering and sacrifices and by filling the house with His glory so that the priests could not enter. At this all Israel bowed and worshiped and praised Him for His goodness and enduring mercy. Afterward God promised that His eyes and heart would be there perpetually if Solomon and Israel walked in integrity and kept His statutes, but that disobedience and worship of other gods would cause Israel to be cut off, the hallowed house to be cast out of His sight, and Israel to become a proverb and byword.