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then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a> if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If my own people will humbly pray and turn back to me and stop sinning, then I will answer them from heaven. I will forgive them and make their land fertile once again. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear [their prayer] from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their country. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> when my people humble themselves—the ones who are called by my name—and pray, seek me, and turn away from their evil practices, I myself will listen from heaven, I will pardon their sins, and I will restore their land. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a> if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a> if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and My people on whom My Name is called are humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I -- I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if my people which my name was called upon them shall be humbled and pray and seek my face, and turn back from their evil ways; and I will hear from the heavens and forgive to their sin, and I will heal their land.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sine and will heal their land. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and if my people, over whom my name has been invoked, being converted, will have petitioned me and sought my face, and will have done penance for their wicked ways, then I will heed them from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a> if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If my .people who are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And my people upon whom my name is called shall be broken, and they will pray and they will beg from before me and they will return from their evil ways, also I shall hear from Heaven and I shall forgive their sins and I shall heal their land.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> if My people, upon whom My name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-14.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=1697" 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/7.htm">The LORD's Response to Solomon</a> …13If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, 14<a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and if My people</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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: niq·rā- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">are called</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">My name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: wə·yik·kā·nə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">humble themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: wə·yiṯ·pal·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">and pray</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: wî·ḇaq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">and seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·yā·šu·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘îm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">their wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: mid·dar·ḵê·hem (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">then I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ’eš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">will hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">from heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·’es·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">forgive</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">their sin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: wə·’er·pā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">and heal</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">their land.</a> 15Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.…<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="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a> Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a> 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.” <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> 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. <a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a> Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “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. <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13-14</a> But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ / I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a> The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a> But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> 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! <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a> 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</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.my people<a href="/isaiah/63-19.htm">Isaiah 63:19</a> We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.<a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37-39</a> Yet if 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; … <a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12,13,18,19</a> And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, … <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40,41</a> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … and pray<a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Acts 9:11</a> And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,seek my face<a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.<a href="/lamentations/3-40.htm">Lamentations 3:40,41</a> Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD… turn from<a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a> He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.<a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6,7</a> Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Isaiah 59:20</a> And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.will I hear<a href="/2_chronicles/6-27.htm">2 Chronicles 6:27,30,39</a> Then 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… heal their land<a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Psalm 60:2</a> Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.<a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a> Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?<a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a> Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">Low</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Overlooking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-10.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-31.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-23.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Face</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-18.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-23.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Low</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">Overlooking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-16.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 7</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven, </a> 2. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">and glory in the temple, the people worship him</a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Solomon's solemn sacrifice</a> 8. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people</a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and if My people who are called by My name This phrase identifies the audience as God's covenant people, Israel, who are set apart and bear His name. In the Old Testament, being called by God's name signifies a special relationship and responsibility (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm">Deuteronomy 28:10</a>). This covenantal identity is foundational, as it implies both privilege and obligation. The New Testament extends this concept to the Church, seen as God's people through faith in Christ (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a>).humble themselves Humility is a recurring biblical theme, often associated with repentance and submission to God's will (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). In the ancient Near Eastern context, humility involved recognizing one's dependence on God rather than self-reliance. This act of humbling is a prerequisite for divine favor and is echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized humility as a kingdom value (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a>).and pray Prayer is the means by which God's people communicate with Him, expressing dependence and seeking His guidance. In the context of Solomon's temple dedication, prayer is central to maintaining the covenant relationship (<a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28-30</a>). The act of prayer signifies a turning towards God, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His intervention.and seek My face Seeking God's face implies a desire for His presence and favor, going beyond mere ritual to a heartfelt pursuit of God Himself (<a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a>). In biblical times, seeking God's face was associated with worship and devotion, indicating a deep longing for communion with Him. This pursuit is a call to prioritize God above all else, aligning with Jesus' teaching to seek first the kingdom of God (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>).and turn from their wicked ways Repentance is a turning away from sin and a return to God, a central theme in both the Old and New Testaments (<a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a>). This phrase underscores the necessity of moral and spiritual transformation as a condition for divine blessing. The call to repentance is echoed by the prophets and by John the Baptist and Jesus in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>, <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>).then I will hear from heaven God's promise to hear from heaven indicates His readiness to respond to genuine repentance and prayer. This assurance of divine attention is a recurring theme in Scripture, where God is depicted as attentive to the cries of His people (<a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>). The phrase emphasizes God's transcendence and His willingness to engage with humanity.forgive their sin Forgiveness is a central aspect of God's covenantal relationship with His people, offering restoration and reconciliation (<a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>). In the sacrificial system, forgiveness was achieved through atonement, prefiguring the ultimate sacrifice of Christ (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>). This promise of forgiveness highlights God's mercy and grace, foundational to the gospel message.and heal their land The healing of the land refers to the restoration of physical and spiritual well-being, often linked to covenant faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). In the ancient context, the land's fertility and prosperity were seen as signs of God's blessing. This promise can be understood as a holistic restoration, encompassing both environmental and societal renewal, reflecting the ultimate redemption found in Christ (<a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. This verse is part of God's response to Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> Referred to as "My people" in the verse, they are the chosen people of God, called to live according to His statutes. 3. <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. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The speaker in this verse, promising to respond to the repentance and prayers of His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a> The physical land that God promises to heal if His people turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a> God requires His people to humble themselves, recognizing their dependence on Him. Humility is the first step in restoring a right relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Prayer is a vital component of seeking God's face. It is through prayer that believers communicate with God, express repentance, and seek His guidance. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_face.htm">Seeking God's Face</a> This involves a sincere desire to know God more deeply and to align one's life with His will. It is an active pursuit of God's presence and favor. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_turning_away_from_sin.htm">Repentance and Turning Away from Sin</a> True repentance involves a change of heart and direction, turning away from sinful behaviors and towards God's righteousness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_restoration.htm">God's Promise of Restoration</a> When His people meet the conditions of humility, prayer, seeking, and repentance, God promises to hear, forgive, and heal. This reflects His mercy and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 7</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_national_day_of_prayer.htm">What is the National Day of Prayer?</a> <a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_'forever'_reconciled_with_the_temple's_destruction.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:16) How do we reconcile God’s statement that His Name would dwell in the temple “forever” with the destruction of that temple in subsequent history? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_align_psalm_57_3_with_science.htm">How can we reconcile the supernatural claim in Psalm 57:3 about God sending help from heaven with a scientific worldview that finds no empirical proof of divine intervention? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) My people, which are called by my name.--See margin; <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm" title="Then hear you from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to you for; that all people of the earth may know your name, and fear you, as does your people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.">2Chronicles 6:33</a>; <a href="/amos/9-12.htm" title="That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, said the LORD that does this.">Amos 9:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm" title="Why should you be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet you, O LORD, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name; leave us not.">Jeremiah 14:9</a>. The sense is: which are dedicated to me.Humble themselves.--<a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm" title="And that I also have walked contrary to them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:">Leviticus 26:41</a>, in a similar context.Seek my face.--<a href="/psalms/24-6.htm" title="This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek your face, O Jacob. Selah.">Psalm 24:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm" title="When you said, Seek you my face; my heart said to you, Your face, LORD, will I seek.">Psalm 27:8</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and My people עַמִּ֜י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that are called נִֽקְרָא־ (niq·rā-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read by עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against My name שְׁמִ֣י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name humble themselves וְיִכָּנְע֨וּ (wə·yik·kā·nə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish and pray וְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ (wə·yiṯ·pal·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray and seek וִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּ (wî·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after My face, פָנַ֔י (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and turn וְיָשֻׁ֖בוּ (wə·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of their wicked הָרָעִ֑ים (hā·rā·‘îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil ways, מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣ם (mid·dar·ḵê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action then I וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will hear אֶשְׁמַ֣ע (’eš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently from heaven, הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky forgive וְאֶסְלַח֙ (wə·’es·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon their sin, לְחַטָּאתָ֔ם (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender and heal וְאֶרְפָּ֖א (wə·’er·pā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure their land. אַרְצָֽם׃ (’ar·ṣām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:15" /></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>