OLD TESTAMENT

2 Chronicles 20:9

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‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’

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Verse 9. Sword of. Prot. “as the sword, judgment, or,” and so forth Septuagint “the sword, judgment, death, famine.” All these are sent in punishment of sin. Bible.—The sword of the enemy is a judgment of God. Menochius.

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