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if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a> “When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If there is a famine in the land, if there is a plague, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is scorching wind or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there are [migratory] locusts or grasshoppers, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When there is famine in the land, when there is pestilence, when there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, when their enemies besiege them in the land and its cities, when there is any plague or illness, <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When there is famine on the earth, when there is pestilence, when there is blight, mildew, locust, or grasshopper, when their enemies besiege them in the region of their fortified cities, when there is any plague or illness, <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be; <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Sometimes the crops may dry up or rot or be eaten by locusts or grasshoppers, and your people will be starving. Sometimes enemies may surround their towns, or your people will become sick with deadly diseases. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpiller; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be; <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "There may be famine in the land. Plant diseases, heat waves, funguses, locusts, or grasshoppers may destroy crops. Enemies may blockade Israel's city gates. During every plague or sickness <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When there is famine in the land or an epidemic or the crops are destroyed by scorching winds or swarms of locusts, or when your people are attacked by their enemies, or when there is disease or sickness among them, <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If a famine comes to the land, or if there comes plant diseases, mildew, locusts, or grasshoppers, or if their enemies attack them in their settlements of the land, no matter what the epidemic or illness is, <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, <a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a> "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their gates; hatever plague or whatever sickness there is; <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If there shall be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies shall besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever calamity, or whatever sickness there be: <a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a> “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is— <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Famine, when it is in the land, [and] pestilence, when it is [in the land], blasting and mildew, locust and caterpillar, when they are [in the land], when its enemies have distressed it in the land—its gates, any plague and any sickness; <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Famine, when it is in the land, pestilence, when it is, blasting, and mildew, locust, and caterpillar, when they are, when its enemies have distressed it in the land -- its gates, any plague and any sickness; <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If famine shall be in the land, if there shall be death, blasting and yellowness, the locust, and if there shall be the devourer; if the enemy shall press upon him in the land of his gates; every stroke and every disease:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If a famine arise in the land, or a pestilence or blasting, or mildew, or locusts, or caterpillars: or if their enemies waste the country, and besiege the cities, whatsoever scourge or infirmity shall be upon them: <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If a famine will have risen up in the land, or pestilence, or fungus, or mildew, or locusts, or beetles, or if enemies will have laid waste to the countryside and will have besieged the gates of the cities, or whatever scourge or infirmity will have pressed upon them, <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a> “If there is famine in the land or pestilence; or if blight comes, or mildew, or locusts swarm, or caterpillars; when their enemies besiege them at any of their gates; whatever plague or sickness there may be; <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “If there is famine in the land, if there is plague, blight, mildew, locust, or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in any of the settlements of the lands; whatever suffering, whatever sickness there is;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blasting or mildew or locusts or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever trouble or whatsoever sickness there be; <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when famine shall be in the earth and when there shall be plague and abscess and torment and flying locust and the crawling locust, when it shall be that enemies will distress them in their land, and all troubles and all ailments in their cities<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be; <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> If there should be famine upon the land, if there should be death, a pestilent wind an blight; if there should be locust and caterpiller, and if the enemy should harass them before their cities: in whatever plague and whatever distress they may be; <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1328" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a> …27then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance. 28<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: rā·‘āḇ (N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: de·ḇer (N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ḇā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">upon the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7711.htm" title="7711: šid·dā·p̄ō·wn (N-ms) -- Blighted or blasted thing. Or shiddaphown; from shadaph; blight.">or blight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3420.htm" title="3420: wə·yê·rā·qō·wn (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Mildew, paleness, lividness. From yereq; paleness, whether of persons, or of plants.">or mildew</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: ’ar·beh (N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">or locusts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2625.htm" title="2625: wə·ḥā·sîl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From chacal; the ravager, i.e. A locust.">or grasshoppers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">or when</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·wy·ḇāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6696.htm" title="6696: yā·ṣar- (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To confine, bind, besiege. A primitive root; to cramp, i.e. Confine.">besiege</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">their cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/4245.htm" title="4245: ma·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- Sickness, disease. Or machalah; from chalah; sickness.">sickness may come,</a> 29then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22</a> The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25-26</a> And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy. / When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied. <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a> Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.” <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast? <a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-9</a> “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a> What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Haggai 2:17</a> I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3-6</a> Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. / He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. / You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ... <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a> And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever sore or whatever sickness there be:<a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">2 Chronicles 20:5-13</a> And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, … <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16,25,26</a> I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-61</a> The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it… locusts<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left… <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4-7,11</a> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten… <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a> And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.their enemies<a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2-5</a> And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, … <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">2 Chronicles 20:9-13</a> 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… <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">2 Chronicles 32:1</a> After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">2 Chronicles 32:24</a> In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.<a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37,38</a> 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 the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; … <a href="/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13</a> Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">Besiege</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Blasting</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Blight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Caterpillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-14.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-8.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Dearth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Grasshoppers</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-6.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Besiege</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Blasting</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Blight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Caterpillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-13.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Dearth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-22.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Grasshoppers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Mildew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-26.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 6</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God</a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When famine or plague comes upon the land Famine and plague were common occurrences in the ancient Near East, often seen as divine judgment or testing. In the biblical context, famine is frequently associated with a call to repentance (e.g., <a href="/2_samuel/21.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a>). Plagues, similarly, are seen as instruments of God's discipline (e.g., <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14</a>). The land of Israel, being agriculturally dependent, was particularly vulnerable to these calamities, which could devastate the economy and lead to social unrest.or blight or mildew Blight and mildew refer to agricultural diseases that affect crops, leading to poor harvests. These conditions are mentioned in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22</a> as part of the curses for disobedience to God's covenant. The Israelites were acutely aware of their dependence on God for agricultural success, and these afflictions served as reminders of the need for faithfulness.or locusts or grasshoppers Locusts and grasshoppers are destructive pests that can consume entire fields, leading to severe food shortages. The locust plague is famously depicted in the book of Joel, symbolizing both a literal and a spiritual crisis. Such invasions were feared in the ancient world and often interpreted as signs of divine displeasure.or when their enemies besiege them in their cities Sieges were a common military tactic in the ancient world, often resulting in severe hardship for the inhabitants of the besieged city. The threat of siege is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting the vulnerability of Israel without divine protection. Historical accounts, such as the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, underscore the importance of reliance on God for deliverance (<a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">2 Kings 19:32-34</a>).whatever plague or sickness may come This phrase encompasses a broad range of afflictions, emphasizing the unpredictability and variety of challenges that can arise. It reflects the understanding that human life is fraught with uncertainties and that divine intervention is necessary for protection and healing. The mention of sickness also points to the need for communal and individual repentance and prayer, as seen in the healing narratives of the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who is offering a prayer of dedication for the newly built temple in Jerusalem. He is seeking God's favor and protection for the people of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. Solomon's prayer is part of the temple's dedication ceremony. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are the primary audience of Solomon's prayer. They are the ones who will face the various calamities mentioned. 4. <a href="/topical/f/famine,_plague,_blight,_mildew,_locusts,_grasshoppers.htm">Famine, Plague, Blight, Mildew, Locusts, Grasshoppers</a> These are specific disasters that Solomon mentions, representing both natural and man-made calamities that could afflict the land. 5. <a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a> Refers to the nations or groups that might besiege the Israelites, posing a threat to their safety and security.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Dependence on God in Times of Trouble</a> Solomon's prayer acknowledges that disasters are beyond human control and that the people must rely on God for deliverance and protection. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_in_seeking_divine_intervention.htm">The Role of Prayer in Seeking Divine Intervention</a> Solomon models intercessory prayer, teaching believers to bring their concerns and the needs of their community before God. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship_and_obedience.htm">Covenant Relationship and Obedience</a> The calamities mentioned are often linked to the Israelites' obedience to God's covenant, reminding believers of the importance of faithfulness to God's commands. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_national_repentance.htm">Community and National Repentance</a> The prayer implies a collective turning to God in times of national crisis, encouraging believers to seek communal repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature_and_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature and Nations</a> The passage underscores God's control over natural and political events, reassuring believers of His ultimate authority and power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6</a> <a href="/q/what_is_sabbatarianism.htm">What does the Bible say about mildew?</a> <a href="/q/how_many_famine_years_for_david.htm">God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) Three (I Chronicles 21:12)</a> <a href="/q/is_joel_1_5's_call_to_drunkards_unique.htm">Does Joel 1:5's emphasis on drunkards mourning align with other biblical calls to repentance, or is this focus unique and contradictory?</a> <a href="/q/are_2_chronicles_28_events_verifiable.htm">Are the large-scale military defeats and deportations in 2 Chronicles 28 verifiable through existing sources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) If their enemies besiege them.--If his enemies (Kings, "enemy") besiege him. (So in <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm" title="If your people go out to war against their enemies by the way that you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;">2Chronicles 6:34</a>.)In the cities of their land.--See margin, which correctly renders the Hebrew text. But the expression "in the land of his gates" is strange. LXX. has, "if the enemy afflict him before their cities;" Vulg., "et hostes, vastatis regionibus, portas obsederint civitatis;" Syriac and Arabic, "when enemies press them hard in their land and in their cities." Perhaps "in the land (at) his gates" is right (Bertheau).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 28-31. - (See <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16-26</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22-52, 59</a>; ch. 20:9.) In the cities of their land. This, to represent correctly the Hebrew, should read, in the land of their gates. Reference probably is being made to the fact that law and justice and judgment were administered "in the gate of the city" (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a>; <a href="/joshua/20-4.htm">Joshua 20:4</a>). Thou only knowest (so <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a>). That they may fear thee (so <a href="/psalms/130-4.htm">Psalm 130:4</a>). In the absence of a healthy fear is involved both the absence of a healing hopefulness, and too probably the presence of recklessness. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction famine רָעָ֞ב (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger [or] יִֽ֠הְיֶה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be pestilence דֶּ֣בֶר (de·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence comes יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon the land, בָאָ֗רֶץ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land [or] כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction blight שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן (šid·dā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7711.htm">Strong's 7711: </a> Blighted or blasted thing [or] mildew וְיֵרָק֜וֹן (wə·yê·rā·qō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3420.htm">Strong's 3420: </a> Mildew, paleness, lividness [or] locusts אַרְבֶּ֤ה (’ar·beh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_697.htm">Strong's 697: </a> (a kind of) locust [or] grasshoppers, וְחָסִיל֙ (wə·ḥā·sîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2625.htm">Strong's 2625: </a> The ravager, a locust when כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction their enemies אוֹיְבָ֖יו (’ō·wy·ḇāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary besiege יָֽצַר־ (yā·ṣar-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6696.htm">Strong's 6696: </a> To confine, bind, besiege them ל֛וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land their cities, שְׁעָרָ֑יו (šə·‘ā·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate whatever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every plague נֶ֖גַע (ne·ḡa‘) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot [or] וְכָֽל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every sickness [there is], מַחֲלָֽה׃ (ma·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4245.htm">Strong's 4245: </a> Sickness, disease <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:28 If there be in the land famine (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>