2 Chronicles 7:22
in 2 Chronicles 7And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
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ASV
And they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
KJV
And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 7
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBecause they forsook the Lord - While they cleaved to God, the most powerful enemy could make no impression on them; but when they forsook him, then the weakest and most inconsiderable of their foes harassed, oppressed, and reduced them to bondage and misery. It was by no personal prowess, genuine heroism, or supereminent military tactics, that the Jews were enabled to resist and overcome their enemies; it was by the Divine power alone; for, destitute of this, they were even worse than other men.
This site's exposition
But if you turn away and forsake the statutes
on 2 Chronicles 7:19-22
The warning matches the promise in weight: serving other gods brings Israel uprooted “from the soil I have given them”. The exile that closes the book at 36:15-21 carries the warning out. The answer names one cause, “Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers”.
This site's exposition
Because they have forsaken the LORD
The answer names the Exodus, so the God they forsook is the God who brought them out of Egypt. Clarke observes that while Israel held to God the strongest enemy made no impression on them. Once they forsook him, the weakest foes reduced them to bondage.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the L ORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the L ORD , saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the L ORD .
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The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָמְר֗וּ | veameru | and people will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עַל֩ | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָֽזְב֜וּ | ʾazevu | they forsook | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה׀ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם | ʾavoteihem | ancestors their | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצִיאָם֮ | hotziam | he brought out them | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַיִם֒ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ | vaiyachaziku | and they took hold | H2388 → | 291 times |
| בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים | belohim | on gods | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ʾacherim | other | H312 → | 166 times |
| וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ | vaiyishtachavu | and they bowed down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | to them | ||
| וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּם | vaiyaavdum | and they served them | H5647 → | 288 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | there- | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כֵּן֙ | ken | -fore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| הֵבִ֣יא | hevi' | he has brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֵ֥ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָרָעָ֖ה | haraah | the calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ פ | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
וְאָמְר֗וּand people will say
veameruH559 →5305 times
עַל֩on
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָֽזְב֜וּthey forsook
ʾazevuH5800 →215 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֣ה׀Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗םancestors their
ʾavoteihemH1 →1212 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוֹצִיאָם֮he brought out them
hotziamH3318 →1067 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַיִם֒Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙and they took hold
vaiyachazikuH2388 →291 times
בֵּאלֹהִ֣יםon gods
belohimH430 →2601 times
אֲחֵרִ֔יםother
ʾacherimH312 →166 times
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּand they bowed down
vaiyishtachavuH7812 →172 times
לָהֶ֖םto them
lahem
וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםand they served them
vaiyaavdumH5647 →288 times
עַל־there-
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כֵּן֙-fore
kenH3651 →771 times
הֵבִ֣יאhe has brought
hevi'H935 →2568 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֔םon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
אֵ֥ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָרָעָ֖הthe calamity
haraahH7451 →662 times
הַזֹּֽאת׃ פ<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 9:12You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 5:9
Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
- Lamentations 1:12
Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day…
- 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…
- Job 12:17
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
- Lamentations 2:17
The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and…
- Ezekiel 5:9
Through
Ezekiel 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
- Nehemiah 9:33
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
- Daniel 9:14
Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
- Jeremiah 22:8–9
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.