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2 Chronicles 6:37 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,'
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we have acted wickedly,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet <i>if</i> they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>yet</i> when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness’;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />if 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’;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />if they take thought in the land where they are taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity and have acted wickedly’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />if they take thought in the land where they are taken captive, and repent and make supplication to Thee in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, and have acted wickedly’;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and if they cause <i>these things</i> to return to their heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and return and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity and have acted wickedly’;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />if they take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and pray to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong and have acted wickedly’;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land where they were deported and repent and petition you in their captors’ land, saying, “We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land where they were deported and repent and petition You in their captors’ land, saying: “We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />yet 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />yet 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they've done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, 'We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />listen to your people's prayers. If there in that land they repent and pray to you, confessing how sinful and wicked they have been, hear their prayers, O LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />if they turn their hearts back to you in the land where they have been taken captive, repent, and pray to you—even if they do so in the land where they have been taken captive—confessing, 'We have sinned, we have committed abominations, and practiced wickedness,' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ?We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray, we have done evil!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and repent and make petition to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray to thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />yet if they come to their senses in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have turned [it] back to their heart in the land to where they have been taken captive, and have turned back and made supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have done wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have turned it back unto their heart in the land whither they have been taken captive, and have turned back, and made supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have done wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they turned back to their heart in the land which they were carried away captive there, and they turned back and made supplication to thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We sinned, we were perverse, and we did evil;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if they be converted in their heart in the land to which they were led / captive, and do penance, and pray to thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have dealt unjustly: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and if, having been converted in their heart in the land to which they had been led as captives, they will do penance, and beseech you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have acted unjustly,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and they have a change of heart in the land of their captivity and they turn and entreat you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then if they come to their senses in the land to which they have been taken captive, and repent, and plead with you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, and have done wrong; we have acted wickedly’;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet if they pray before thee, and repent in the land to which they were carried captive, saying, We have sinned, we have provoked thee to anger and have dealt wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they will pray before you and they will return, and in the cities of their captivity they will say: ‘We have sinned and we have angered and we have done evil.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done iniquitously, and have dealt wickedly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and <i>if</i> they shall repent in their land whither they were carried captive, and shall also turn and make supplication to thee in their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have transgressed, we have wrought unrighteously;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1446" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near, <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hê·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and when they come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">their senses</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/7617.htm" title="7617: niš·bū- (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To take captive. A primitive root; to transport into captivity.">they were taken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šā·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and they repent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: wə·hiṯ·ḥan·nə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">and plead</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">with You</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 the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: šiḇ·yām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">of their captors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">‘We have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm" title="5753: he·‘ĕ·wî·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-1cp) -- To bend, twist. A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively.">and done wrong;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: wə·rā·šā·‘ə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">we have acted wickedly,’</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5-6</a></span><br />we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. / We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a></span><br />But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a></span><br />“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you, / and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a></span><br />Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. / I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17-19</a></span><br />Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! / I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet if they bethink themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn and pray to you in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;</p><p class="hdg">Yet if</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4-45</a></b></br> Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29,30</a></b></br> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find <i>him</i>, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call <i>them</i> to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6,7</a></b></br> And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over <i>our</i> head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a></b></br> Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a></b></br> Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Amiss</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Bethink</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-36.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-15.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-36.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Change</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-11.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">Dealt</a> <a 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href="/2_chronicles/18-29.htm">Change</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Held</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Iniquitously</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Perversely</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-13.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.</a></span><br></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><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div 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in the land to which they were taken</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' realization of their sinfulness while in exile. The context is Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple, anticipating future disobedience and exile. The phrase "come to their senses" implies a moment of clarity and repentance, similar to the prodigal son in <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17</a>. Historically, the Israelites were taken captive by Assyrians and Babylonians, fulfilling prophecies like those in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36-37</a>. This exile was a result of their covenant unfaithfulness, as warned by prophets like Jeremiah.<p><b>and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors</b><br>Repentance is a central theme in the Bible, involving a heartfelt turning away from sin and returning to God. This plea for mercy is significant, as it shows a recognition of God's sovereignty even in foreign lands. The act of pleading indicates a deep sense of humility and dependence on God's grace. This mirrors the prayers of Daniel (<a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Daniel 9:4-19</a>) and Nehemiah (<a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4-11</a>), who interceded for their people while in captivity. It highlights the importance of prayer and repentance in restoring the relationship with God.<p><b>saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’</b><br>This confession acknowledges the gravity of their actions, using a threefold expression of sinfulness. Such confessions are seen throughout Scripture, emphasizing the need for honesty before God (<a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3-4</a>). The language reflects the covenantal understanding of sin as a breach of relationship with God. It echoes the confessions of leaders like Ezra (<a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6-15</a>) and aligns with the prophetic calls to repentance found in Isaiah and Jeremiah. This acknowledgment is crucial for receiving God's forgiveness and restoration, pointing to the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who bore the sins of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who is offering a prayer of dedication for the newly built temple in Jerusalem. He is interceding on behalf of the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who are the subject of Solomon's prayer. They are envisioned as being in a future state of captivity due to their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_captivity.htm">Land of Captivity</a></b><br>The foreign land where the Israelites might be taken as captives due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a></b><br>The act of turning back to God, acknowledging sin, and seeking His forgiveness, which is central to Solomon's prayer.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly constructed temple that Solomon is dedicating, which serves as a focal point for the Israelites' worship and prayers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves a heartfelt acknowledgment of sin and a sincere turning back to God. It is not merely feeling sorry but involves a change of heart and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_forgive.htm">God's Readiness to Forgive</a></b><br>God is always ready to forgive those who genuinely repent and seek His mercy, no matter how far they have strayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>Like Solomon, believers are called to intercede for others, praying for their repentance and restoration to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real consequences, including separation from God and potential captivity (spiritual or physical). Recognizing this can lead to a deeper understanding of the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Even in captivity or difficult circumstances, there is hope for restoration when we turn back to God with a contrite heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_angels_sin_more_than_humans.htm">Do angels commit more sins than humans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_unrepentant_mean.htm">Who was Manasseh in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/non-biblical_proof_of_exiles_via_prayer.htm">2 Chronicles 6:36-39: The passage implies exiles and restorations happen in response to prayer and repentance; is there non-biblical documentation of these exiles clearly following that pattern?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_self-forgiveness.htm">What does the Bible say about self-forgiveness?</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>(37) <span class= "bld">Yet if they bethink themselves.</span>--Compare-margin. <span class= "ital">If they take it to heart, i.e.,</span> repent (Deut. iv- 39).<p><span class= "bld">We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly.</span>--Comp. the same three verbs in <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm" title="We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.">Psalm 106:6</a>; <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm" title="We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from your precepts and from your judgments:">Daniel 9:5</a> (Kings puts the conjunction before the second verb). There is a climax, "we have slipped (or missed the mark), we have done crookedly, we have been godless."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and when they come</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their senses</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were taken,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבּוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(niš·bū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7617.htm">Strong's 7617: </a> </span><span class="str2">To transport into captivity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they repent</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁ֣בוּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plead</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·ḥan·nə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with You</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֤רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their captors,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְיָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7633.htm">Strong's 7633: </a> </span><span class="str2">Captivity, captives</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘We have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֥אנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and done wrong;</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·wî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5753.htm">Strong's 5753: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, twist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have acted wickedly,’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·šā·‘ə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:37 Yet if they shall repent themselves (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:38" /></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>