2 Chronicles 7:17-19

17 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,

18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.’

19 “But if you^[a] turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you^[b] and go off to serve other gods and worship them,

2 Chronicles 7:17-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 7

In this chapter is an account of the Lord's acceptance of the sacrifices offered at the dedication of the temple by fire, to the great surprise and encouragement of the people, 2Ch 7:1-7, and of the feast kept on that account, and the feast of tabernacles, 2Ch 7:8-12, and of the Lord's appearance to Solomon, giving an answer to his prayer, 2Ch 7:13-22.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 9:4
• 2. S Leviticus 19:37
• 3. Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 33:17,21
• 4. S 1 Chronicles 5:2; Isaiah 55:4; Micah 5:2; 2 Chronicles 6:16
• 5. S 2 Samuel 7:13; S 1 Chronicles 17:12; 2 Chronicles 13:5; 2 Chronicles 23:3
• 6. S Deuteronomy 28:15
• 7. Leviticus 26:14,33; S 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:18; Jeremiah 9:13; Jeremiah 11:8

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew is plural.
• [b]. The Hebrew is plural.