2 Chronicles 6:28
When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,
If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
Note in the cities…: Heb. in the land of their gates
“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is—
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- 2 Chronicles 6:28
- if there be dearth."Persia," says Chardin, "is subject to have its harvest spoiled by hail, by drought, or by insects; either locusts, or small insects, which they call {sim,} which are small white lice;" probably the caterpillars of the text.
- 2 Chronicles 20:5–13; Leviticus 26:16, 25, 26; Deuteronomy 28:21–61; Ruth 1:1; 1 Kings 8:37–40; 2 Kings 6:25–29; 2 Kings 8:1
- locusts
- Exodus 10:12–15; Joel 1:4–7, 11; Joel 2:25; Revelation 9:3–11
- their enemies
- 2 Chronicles 12:2–5; 2 Chronicles 20:9–13; 2 Chronicles 32:1; Leviticus 26:25; Deuteronomy 28:52–57
- cities of their land
- Heb. land of their gates. whatsoever.
- 2 Chronicles 32:24; 1 Kings 8:37, 38; James 5:13