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Chronicles 2:14Temple dedication promise
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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Interpretation

Scripture invites a heal land that is embodied in work and rest. Chronicles 2:14: trace "people" and "who". Align heal land in small choices no one sees—season power with mercy.

Context

Chronicles speaks here as biblical literature writing, naming heal land. Placed in ch. 2, the nearby lines set its tone. The nearby sentences supply the texture.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits 2 Chronicles to Ezra (trad.). Academic consensus for 2 Chronicles tends toward: Chronicler; temple‑focused perspective.. Scholars commonly date 2 Chronicles Post‑exilic period.. The setting is the Temple dedication promise (law/history). Covenant History is especially relevant in this line.

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Traditional:Ezra (trad.)
Modern scholarship:Chronicler; temple‑focused perspective.
Date:Post‑exilic period.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
Chronicles exists only in Hebrew and translations–no Dead Sea Scrolls of Chronicles have been found. The Masoretic Text is therefore our primary source, dating to medieval manuscripts (Aleppo Codex, Leningrad Codex). The Septuagint translation (3rd century BCE) provides an earlier witness, largely agreeing with the Hebrew. The four conditions (humble, pray, seek, turn) appear consistently. Some scholars note Chronicles' tendency to expand on earlier sources (Kings), but this particular promise is unique to Chronicles.
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