Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 25

Illustrative possible circumstance: weary ancientIsraelite soldierswithbronzehelmets roundwoodshields kneelreverently outside limestonecitygate towarddistantcanonicaltemple, woundedarmsclothbandages nongraphic. No specific battle named, no royal man.
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2 Chronicles 6:24-25

Prayer after Defeat

Solomon’s Prayer for the House · 2 Chronicles 6

Story guide: Defeated soldiers praying toward the house illustrate the possibility named in Solomon’s prayer.

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24If your people Israel are struck down before an enemy because they have sinned against you, and they turn back and confess your name, and pray and plead for favor before you in this house,

25then you will hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers.

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