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2 Chronicles 6:22-24
New English Translation

22 “When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,[a] 23 listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.[b]

24 “If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy[c] because they sinned against you, then if they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you,[d] and pray for your help[e] before you in this temple,

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  1. 2 Chronicles 6:22 tn Heb “and if the man who sins against his neighbor when one takes up against him a curse to curse him and the curse comes before your altar in this house.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:23 tn Heb “and you, hear [from] heaven and act and judge your servants by repaying the guilty, to give his way on his head, and to declare the innocent to be innocent, to give to him according to his innocence.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:24 tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:24 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 6:24 tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”
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