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2 Chronicles 6:31

that they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    that they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

  • KJV King James Version

    That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    that they may fear Thee, to walk in Thy ways, all the days that they live in the land which Thou gavest unto our fathers.

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Cross-references (6)

Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 6:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 20:20 Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
  • 1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
  • Job 28:28 To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
  • Psalms 128:1 Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.
  • Psalms 130:4 But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
  • Acts 9:31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

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Explain this verse (3 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Fear thee, being filled with awe at the sight…

Fear thee, being filled with awe at the sight of thy judgments. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) To walk in thy ways.—An explanatory remark added…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Psa 19:9").

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