2 Chronicles 6:26"When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:
The setting
Jerusalem, ~960 BC. Solomon continues anticipating future crises. In ancient Israel, drought meant famine and death. He's establishing prayer protocols for when the skies turn bronze. Modern location: Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: sobered by the reality of divine consequences
The original word
atsar (עָצַר) — to shut up, restrain, hold back tightly
Why it matters
Palestine's agriculture depended entirely on seasonal rains from October to April
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:26
Solomon knows that withholding rain was a specific covenant curse for disobedience listed in Deuteronomy 28:23
Common misconceptionModern readers miss that this isn't about weather patterns but about God withholding blessing as a consequence of covenant breaking.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 6:26
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:26 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include drought, sin consequences, repentance. Notable phrases: sky is shut up; no rain; pray toward this place. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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