2 Chronicles 30:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 30:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 30:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them cap..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 30:9 — KJV
“For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.”
— 2 Chronicles 30:9 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 30:9 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 30:9
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 30:9: turn, lord, lead
“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. They say: Heb. Saying”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 30:9: turn, again, lord
“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 30:9: turn, lord, come
“But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 30:9: turn, again, lord
“And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 30:9: turn, lord, children
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