2 Chronicles 7:19-20

Listen to 2 Chronicles 7:19-20

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,

20 then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

Read Chapter Compare

Commentaries Translations Cross References

Images for 2 Chronicles 7:19-20

2 Chronicles 7:19-20 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Unlock Deeper Insights: Get Over 20 Commentaries with Plus! Subscribe Now

Cross References 5

1. S Deuteronomy 28:15
2. Leviticus 26:14,33; S 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:18; Jeremiah 9:13; Jeremiah 11:8
3. S Deuteronomy 29:28
4. 1 Kings 14:15; Jeremiah 12:14; Jeremiah 16:13; Jeremiah 50:11
5. S Deuteronomy 28:37

Footnotes 2

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