2 Chronicles 6:24

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;

Cross-references

In 2 Chronicles 6:20, Solomon asks God to watch over the temple, setting the context for the repentance prayer in verse 24.

1 Kings 8:34 completes the prayer by asking for forgiveness and restoration after defeat — the resolution Solomon seeks.

Daniel 9:3-19 closely follows the same pattern of confession and supplication for restoration after sin, likely alluding to Solomon's prayer.

Jeremiah 3:13 specifies the need to acknowledge guilt, which is the first step of repentance implied in Solomon's prayer.

Jeremiah 3:12 calls faithless Israel to return with a promise of mercy, echoing the invitation to turn back and pray in Solomon's prayer.

Psalm 44:10 Contrast

Psalm 44:10 laments defeat despite innocence — in contrast to 2 Chronicles 6:24 where defeat is explicitly tied to sin.

Nehemiah 1:9 quotes the promise that if Israel returns, God will gather them, mirroring the condition for restoration in Solomon's prayer.

Nehemiah 1:8 recalls the covenant warning that unfaithfulness leads to scattering, reinforcing the cause of defeat assumed in Solomon's prayer.

2 Kings 17:7–18 Historical context

2 Kings 17:7-18 records the ultimate outcome when Israel did not repent—exile for persistent sin, illustrating the warning behind Solomon's prayer.

Leviticus 26:17 Historical context

Leviticus 26:17 is the covenant curse of defeat by enemies, the basis for this prayer scenario.

1 Kings 8:33 contains the same petition nearly verbatim — the Chronicler's source for Solomon's prayer.

Judges 2:15 Parallel

Judges 2:15 shows this exact pattern—defeat by enemies as divine punishment for sin, matching the scenario Solomon prays about.

Judges 2:14 Parallel

In Judges 2:14, God hands Israel over to enemies as punishment for idolatry — the exact scenario of defeat due to sin.

Joshua 7:12 Parallel

In Joshua 7:12, God explains that sin causes Israel to be unable to stand before enemies — directly echoing the condition in Solomon's prayer.

Joshua 7:11 Parallel

Joshua 7:11 reveals the specific sin (taking devoted things) that caused Israel's defeat — a concrete example of the sin-consequence link.

Joshua 7:8 Parallel

In Joshua 7:8, Joshua cries out after Israel's defeat due to Achan's sin — exactly the kind of situation Solomon anticipates in his prayer.

Deuteronomy 30:1-6 describes returning to God after punishment and the gathering from exile, echoing the hope of restoration in Solomon's prayer.

In Deuteronomy 28:25, the curse of defeat before enemies is laid out as a consequence for covenant disobedience — the same logic Solomon echoes in his prayer.

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 promises mercy when Israel seeks God in distress, directly paralleling the call to return and pray in Solomon's prayer.

Leviticus 26:40-42 provides the condition for covenant restoration—confession and humility—which underlies the repentance in Solomon's prayer.

1 Kings 8:35 is the parallel account of Solomon's prayer, directly corresponding to the same prayer for forgiveness after sin.

Judges 2:11 Parallel

Judges 2:11 describes Israel's idolatry that triggers the cycle of oppression — the sin that leads to the kind of defeat Solomon prays about.

In Ezra 9:5-15, Ezra offers a similar prayer of confession and repentance after sin, echoing the pattern of turning back to God.

Nehemiah 9:1-37 records a communal confession and covenant renewal, mirroring the repentance scenario Solomon prays for.

Deuteronomy 28:48 expands the covenant curse to include serving enemies in hardship — a broader consequence than the defeat mentioned here.

Proverbs 28:13 Related theme

Proverbs 28:13 states that confession brings mercy—a wisdom principle that underlies the repentance and prayer in Solomon's scenario.