2 Chronicles 20:4 BSB

2 Chronicles 20:4

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.

KJV

And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The place they met in was the house of the Lord, before the new court, which was perhaps lately added to the former courts (that, as some think, which was called the court of the women ); thus they came within reach of that gracious promise which God had made, in answer to Solomon's prayer, ch. vii. My ears shall be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ	vai.yi.ka.ve.Tzu	and they gathered	H6908 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
מֵֽיְהוָ֑ה	me.Yah.weh	from Yahweh	H3068 →
גַּ֚ם	gam	also	H1571 →
מִכָּל־	mi.kol	from all	H3605 →
עָרֵ֣י	'a.Rei	[the] cities of	H5892 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
בָּ֖אוּ	Ba.'u	they came	H935 →
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
leads to
- Psalms 107:28
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 34:3–4
  Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
- Psalms 107:19
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
Through
Psalms 69:35
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
leads to
- Isaiah 44:26
  who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I…
- Psalms 51:18
  In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 46:13
  I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.