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2 Paralipomenon 6:12

And he stood before the altar of the Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine): Stetit ergo coram altari Domini ex adverso universæ multitudinis Israël, et extendit manus suas.
Septuagint (Swete): Καὶ ἔστη κατέναντι τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου Κυρίου ἔναντι πάσης ἐκκλησίας Ἰσραήλ, καὶ διεπέτασεν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ·
Hebrew (WLC): וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד לִפְנֵי֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה נֶ֖גֶד כָּל קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂ כַּפָּֽיו

Haydock's commentary

Hands. Such external gestures promote attention in prayer; and hence were much used by holy people, at all times. (Worthington)

From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.