2 Chronicles 6:25

2 Chronicles 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to them and their ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to them and their fathers.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:25

23may you hear in heaven and act. May you judge your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing what he has done on his own head and providing justice for the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. 24If your people Israel are defeated before an enemy, because they have sinned against you, and they return to you and praise your name, and they pray and plead for mercy before you in this temple, may you hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel. May you restore them to the land you gave them and their ancestors. 26When the skies are shut and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and they pray toward this place and praise your name, and they turn from their sins because you are afflicting them, 27may you hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, so that you may teach them the good way they should walk in. May you send rain on your land that you gave your people for an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 6:25 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ לְחַטַּ֖את עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לָהֶ֖ם וְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou from the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
• the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and bring them againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• unto the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which thou gavestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to them and to their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:25

• Ezra 1:1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
• Psalms 106:4Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to me with your salvation
• Jeremiah 33:6Yet I will certainly bring health and healing to it and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance of true peace.
• Genesis 13:15for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see.
• Exodus 6:8I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”
• Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Petition 2: Solomon asked God to give relief when people repent after sin causes trouble. Prayer offers a chance for redemption, and God's people receive his forgiveness through restoration.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings