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When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you do afflict them:
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Prayer's Proper Priority
Matthew Henry observes the structure of Solomon's prayer. Before asking for rain (a temporal mercy), he first seeks repentance and forgiveness. This serves as a model for believers, teaching that spiritual blessings should be prioritized above physical needs in our prayers, a pattern also seen in the Lord's Prayer.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
The order of Solomon's prayer is to be observed. First and chiefly, he prays for repentance and forgiveness, which is the chief blessing and the on…
