2 Chronicles 20:9

If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
evil	רָעָ֗ה ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
cometh	תָּב֨וֹא ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
sword	חֶרֶב֮ che.Rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
judgment	שְׁפוֹט֮ she.fOt	H8196	a judicial sentence · noun, common masculine singular absolute
pestilence	וְדֶ֣בֶר ve.De.ver	H1698	a pestilence · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
famine	וְרָעָב֒ ve.ra.'Av	H7458	hunger (more or less extensive) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stand	נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה na.'am.Dah	H5975	to stand · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
before	לִפְנֵ֨י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
house	הַבַּ֤יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
presence	וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ u.le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
name	שִׁמְךָ֖ shim.Kha	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
house	בַּבַּ֣יִת ba.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cry	וְנִזְעַ֥ק ve.niz.'Ak	H2199	to shriek (from anguish or danger) · conjunction + verb, qal, 1st person common plural
affliction	מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ mi.tza.ra.Te.nu	H6869	tightness (i.e. figuratively · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
hear	וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע ve.tish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal, 2nd person masculine singular
help	וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ ve.to.Shi.a'	H3467	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 6:28-30 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege…
1 Kings 8:33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess th…
2 Chronicles 6:20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to h…
Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine ox…
1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in…
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Exodus 23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

We left Jehoshaphat, in the foregoing chapter, well employed in reforming his kingdom and providing for the due administration of justice and support of religion in it, and expected nothing but to hear of the peace and prosperity of his reign; but here we have him in distress, which distress, however, was followed by such a glorious deliverance as was an abundant recompence for his piety. If we meet with trouble in the way of duty, we may believe it is that God may have an opportunity of showing us so much the more of his marvellous loving-kindness. We have here, I. A formidable invasion of Jehoshaphat's kingdom by the Moabites, and Ammonites, and their auxiliaries, Ch2 20:1. Jehoshaphat was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

And said, O Lord God of our fathers--This earnest and impressive prayer embraces every topic and argument which, as king and representative of the chosen people, he could urge. Then it concludes with an earnest appeal to the justice of God to protect those who, without provocation, were attacked and who were unable to defend themselves against overwhelming numbers.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:9

For thy name is in this house - "Thy Majesty is in this house." Several of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., with the Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic, add נקרא nikra, "is invoked;" Thy name is invoked in this house - here thou dwellest, and here thou art worshipped.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:9

If when evil cometh upon us,.... Any calamity: as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, God's four sore judgments, if by "judgment" is meant wild beasts: we stand before this house; in the court before the holy place, and holy of holies: and in thy presence, for thy name is in this house; called upon in it, and it was called by his name, and in which he dwelt: and cry unto thee in our affliction; as Solomon prayed at the dedication of it: then thou wilt hear and help; as the Lord promised, see 1 Kings 8:33.

Dictionary and topics

Jehoshaphat — Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Ammonites, The · Miraculous defeat of — Miraculous defeat of
Battle · .By Jehoshaphat — .By Jehoshaphat
Faithfulness · .Jehoshaphat — .Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat · .Religious zeal of — .Religious zeal of
Judgments · Should lead to: Prayer — Should lead to: Prayer
Plague Or Pestilence, The · The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer — The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Jehoshaphat — Exemplified: Jehoshaphat
Prayer, Public · Exemplified: Jehoshaphat — Exemplified: Jehoshaphat

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 20:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:9

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 20:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:8-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 20:3-12

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 20:9