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2Ch 6:27 — Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

when thou hast		1Ki 8:35,36; Psa 25:4,5,8,12; Psa 94:12; Psa 119:33; Mic 4:2; Jhn 6:45
good way		Isa 30:21; Jer 6:16; Jer 42:3
send rain		1Ki 18:40-45; Job 37:11-14; Psa 68:9; Jer 5:24; Jer 14:22; Eze 34:26; Hsa 2:21,22; Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1; Jam 5:17,18

Correlating Passages

when thou hast

	1Ki 8:35	When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
	1Ki 8:36	Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
	Psa 25:4	Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
	Psa 25:5	Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
	Psa 25:8	Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
	Psa 25:12	What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose.
	Psa 94:12	Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
	Psa 119:33	HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end.
	Mic 4:2	And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
	Jhn 6:45	It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

good way

	Isa 30:21	And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
	Jer 6:16	Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where [is] the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].
	Jer 42:3	That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

send rain

	1Ki 18:40	And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
	1Ki 18:41	And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for [there is] a sound of abundance of rain.
	1Ki 18:42	So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
	1Ki 18:43	And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
	1Ki 18:44	And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
	1Ki 18:45	And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
	Job 37:11	Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
	Job 37:12	And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
	Job 37:13	He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
	Job 37:14	Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
	Psa 68:9	Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
	Jer 5:24	Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
	Jer 14:22	Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
	Eze 34:26	And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
	Hsa 2:21	And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
	Hsa 2:22	And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
	Joe 2:23	Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
	Zec 10:1	Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
	Jam 5:17	Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
	Jam 5:18	And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 6:27," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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