New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 6:36
36“When they sin against You (1for there is no one who does not sin), and You are angry with them and turn them over to an enemy, so that 2they take them away captive to a land far off or near,
2 Chronicles 6:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
- New International Version (NIV)“When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you become angry with them and give them over to the enemy, who takes them captive to a land far away or near;
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to a land far or near,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to a land far or near;
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:36
34“When 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, 35then hear from heaven their prayer and their pleading, and maintain their cause. “When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You are angry with them and turn them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far off or near, 37if they take it to heart in the land where they are taken captive, and repent and plead to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong and have acted wickedly’; 38if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which You have given to their fathers and the city which You have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Your name,
Read all of 2 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 6:36 word by word
כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֗ךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יֶחֱטָ֔א וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ בָ֔ם וּנְתַתָּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב וְשָׁב֧וּם שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛ם אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֖ה א֥וֹ קְרוֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
- they sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- for thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- oneאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- and You are angryאָנַף'ânaph · be angryH599
- with them and turnנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to an enemyאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
- they takeשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
- to a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
- off orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
- nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:36
- 1 Kings 8:46“When they sin against You (for there is no person who does not sin) and You are angry with them and turn them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to the land of the enemy, distant or near;
- Job 15:14What is man, that he would be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he would be righteous?
- Psalms 130:3If You, Lord, were to keep account of guilty deeds, Lord, who could stand?
- Psalms 143:2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no person living is righteous in Your sight.
- Proverbs 20:9Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin”?
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin.
- James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.
- 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
- Leviticus 26:34‘Then the land will restore its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and restore its Sabbaths.
- Deuteronomy 4:26I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that you will certainly perish quickly from the land where you are going over the Jordan to take possession of it. You will not live long on it, but will be utterly destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 28:36The Lord will bring you and your king, whom you appoint over you, to a nation that neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods, made of wood and stone.
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done all this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and led the people of Israel into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 18:23Now then, come make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to put riders on them!
- 2 Kings 15:21Now as for the rest of the acts of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- Daniel 9:7“Righteousness belongs to You, Lord, but to us open shame, as it is this day--to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36For there is no man which sinneth not - See this case largely considered in the note on 1 Kings 8:46; (note).Read the comment
- 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. 36-39Petition 7: Solomon worried that Israel might be completely exiled, as shown in the last part of his prayer. Israel faced many exiles, but the total destruction of Jerusalem and its temple was the hardest test of faith. Solomon saw the temple as a source of faith; even in a foreign land, people could remember it and pray. Mentioning the land, city, and temple (2 Chronicles 6:38) suggests total destruction, not just partial exile. Even if the temple was…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
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 6:36 Job 15:14-16; James 3:2; 1 John 1:8-10 ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 6:36 Lit their captors lead them captive ↩
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
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