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2 Chronicles 6:34

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 6:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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;
2 Chronicles 6:34 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy great name`s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thine outstretched arm; when they shall come and pray toward this house:
33then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
34If 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;
35then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
36If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
37yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references). return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“6:34-35 Petition 6: Solomon asked God to hear the prayers of the people when they went out at God’s command to fight their enemies.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“thy people: Ch2 14:11, Ch2 14:12, Ch2 20:4; Deu 20:1-4; Jos 1:2-5; Kg1 8:44, Kg1 8:45 by the way: Num 31:2-6; Jos 8:1-8; Jdg 1:1, Jdg 1:2; Sa1 15:3, Sa1 15:18 they pray: Ch2 14:9-12, Ch2 18:31, Ch2 20:6-13, Ch2 32:20, Ch2 32:21 toward: Ch2 6:6; Kg1 8:13; Isa 14:32; Dan 6:10 2 Chronicles 6:35”
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