2 Chronicles 6:26

24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;

25 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

27 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.

28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
KJV
When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
WEB
“When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and confess your name, and turn from their sin when you afflict them,
ASV
When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
DARBY
When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, because thou hast afflicted them;
BLB
When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and from their sin they turn back because You afflict them,
ÅB
Når himmelen lukkes, så det ikke kommer regn, fordi de synder mot deg, og de så ber, vendt mot dette sted, og bekjenner ditt navn og vender om fra sin synd, fordi du ydmyker dem,
OTB
Når himlene er lukket og det ikke er regn fordi de har syndet mot Deg, og de ber mot dette stedet og bekjenner Ditt navn, og vender seg fra sin synd når Du plager dem,
B1930
Når himmelen lukkes, så det ikke kommer regn, fordi de synder mot dig, og de så beder, vendt mot dette sted, og bekjenner ditt navn og vender om fra sin synd, fordi du ydmyker dem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 28:23

    And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:17

    And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

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  • Leviticus 26:19

    And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

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  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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  • Hosea 5:15–6:1

    I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

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  • 1 Kings 17:1–18

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:12–13

    And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

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  • Isaiah 50:1–2

    Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

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