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2 Chronicles 6:29 Meaning

Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:

Context Explained

27Then 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.

28If 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:

29Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:

30Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)

31That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

Key Themes

prayerpersonal griefcommunity

Related Cross References

  • Philippians 4:6

    Encourages prayer in every situation, resonating with the call for supplication.

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Encourages believers to draw near to God with sincere hearts, similar to the communal aspect of prayer.

  • 1 Peter 5:7

    Calls believers to cast their anxieties on God, reflecting the theme of personal grief.

Source: 2 Chronicles 6:29