KJV ORIGINAL
When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and they turn back to you and acknowledge your name, and pray and plead with you in this temple:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse acknowledges that when God's people face defeat due to their sins, they can turn back to God in repentance and prayer at His temple.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the newly built temple in Jerusalem. Solomon is asking God to hear the prayers of the people when they come to the temple in times of trouble. In ancient Israel, military defeat was often seen as a consequence of the nation's unfaithfulness to God's covenant.
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