2 Chronicles 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 6:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“then hear from heaven, act, and judge your servants, bringing retribution to the wicked, to bring his way on his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. ”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then Thou dost hear from the heavens, and hast done, and hast judged Thy servants, to give back to the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to declare righteous the righteous, to give to him according to his righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“then hear thou from the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness. ”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then heare thou in heauen, and doe, and iudge thy seruants, in recompensing the wicked to bring his way vpon his head, and in iustifying the righteous, to giue him according to his righteousnes.”
2 Chronicles 6:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:23 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
25 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:23 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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