2 Chronicles 6:36
in 2 Chronicles 6When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
KJV
If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
for there is no man which sinneth not
on 2 Chronicles 6:36-39
The seventh petition, the longest of the seven, assumes what the others do not, for there is no man which sinneth not, and it covers captivity in a land far off or near. Adam Clarke's note here again sends the reader to the fuller treatment at 1 Kings 8:22-53, and the wording through verse 39 matches Kings closely, the captives asked only to bethink themselves, confess we have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly, and turn with all their heart and with all their soul. This is the petition a post-exilic congregation would have heard as its own history rather than as a hypothetical case, since the exile Solomon prays about here is the exile the book is written after.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify, the undertaking. He did it for the glory and honour of God; this was his highest and ultimate end in it. It was for the name of the Lord God of Israel (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
): There is no man who sinneth not; nay, who doeth good and sinneth not; so he writes, agreeable to what he here says, Eccl. vii. Here are some suppositions or cases put which are to be taken notice of.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation+unbalanced-parens
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
For there is no man which sinneth not - See this case largely considered in the note on 1Ki 8:46 (note).
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֶחֶטְאוּ־ | yechetu- | they will sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| לָ֗ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵ֤ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| אָדָם֙ | ʾadam | [is] anyone | H120 → | 551 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֶחֱטָ֔א | yecheta' | he sins | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ | veanafta | and you will be angry | H599 → | |
| בָ֔ם | vam | with them | ||
| וּנְתַתָּ֖ם | unetatam | and will you deliver up them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אוֹיֵ֑ב | ʾoyev | an enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
| וְשָׁב֧וּם | veshavum | and they will take captive them | H7617 → | 47 times |
| שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛ם | shoeihem | captors their | H7617 → | 47 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾeretz | a land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| רְחוֹקָ֖ה | rechokah | distant | H7350 → | 84 times |
| א֥וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | |
| קְרוֹבָֽה׃ | kerovah | near | H7138 → |
כִּ֣יif
kiH3588 →4482 times
יֶחֶטְאוּ־they will sin
yechetu-H2398 →238 times
לָ֗ךְto you
lakh
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֵ֤יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
אָדָם֙[is] anyone
ʾadamH120 →551 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֶחֱטָ֔אhe sins
yecheta'H2398 →238 times
וְאָנַפְתָּ֣and you will be angry
veanaftaH599 →
בָ֔םwith them
vam
וּנְתַתָּ֖םand will you deliver up them
unetatamH5414 →2011 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אוֹיֵ֑בan enemy
ʾoyevH341 →282 times
וְשָׁב֧וּםand they will take captive them
veshavumH7617 →47 times
שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םcaptors their
shoeihemH7617 →47 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֶ֥רֶץa land
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
רְחוֹקָ֖הdistant
rechokahH7350 →84 times
א֥וֹor
ʾoH176 →
קְרוֹבָֽה׃near
kerovahH7138 →
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
James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
it leads to
- James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- 1 Peter 3:10
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
- Matthew 12:37
For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- James 3:5–6
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- James 1:26
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
it leads to
- Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- 1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- Romans 3:23
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.