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2 Chronicles 6:34

Prayer

32 And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

33 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

35 then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,

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BSB
When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
KJV
If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
WEB
“If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;
ASV
If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
DARBY
If thy people go out to battle against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city that thou hast chosen, and the house that I have built unto thy name;
BLB
When Your people go out to battle against their enemies in the way that You send them, and they pray to You toward this city that You have chosen and the house that I have built for Your name,
ÅB
Når ditt folk drar ut i krig mot sine fiender på den vei du sender dem, og de så ber til deg, vendt mot denne stad som du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,
OTB
Når Ditt folk drar ut i kamp mot sine fiender, i hvilken retning Du enn sender dem, og de ber til Deg mot denne byen som Du har valgt, og huset som jeg har bygget for Ditt navn,
B1930
Når ditt folk drar ut i krig mot sine fiender på den vei du sender dem, og de så beder til dig, vendt mot denne stad som du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 20:6–13

    and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

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  • Isaiah 14:32

    What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”

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  • Judges 1:1–2

    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

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  • 1 Samuel 15:3

    Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:9–12

    Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:4

    So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

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  • 1 Kings 8:13

    I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

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  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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