Discovery Box2 Chronicles 6:26 
Context6:26 “The time will come when 1 the skies 2 are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people 3 sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, 4 and turn away from their sin because you punish 5 them,
2 Chronicles 6:38
Context6:38 When they return to you with all their heart and being 6 in the land where they are held prisoner and direct their prayers toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, 7
2 Chronicles 7:3
Context7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, 8 “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”
2 Chronicles 20:17
Context20:17 You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, 9 O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 10 Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!’”
1 tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 26-27a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
3 tn Heb “they.”
4 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
5 tn The Hebrew text reads “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“afflict”).
6 tn Or “soul.”
7 tn Heb “your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your honor
8 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
9 tn Heb “the deliverance of the
10 tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”
