THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
Despite the occurrence of this profound miracle, the author notes that "men did not turn their hearts to the Lord God of their fathers."
2 Chronicles 20:33Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.
אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ וְע֤וֹד הָעָם֙ לֹא־הֵכִ֣ינוּ לְבָבָ֔ם לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Chr 17:6And when his heart had taken courage for the ways of the Lord, he took away also the high places and the groves out of Juda.
- 2 Chr 19:3But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.
- 2 Chr 12:14But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
- 1 Sam 7:3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 2 Chr 14:3And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.
- 2 Chr 30:19To all them, who with their whole heart, seek the Lord the God of their fathers: and will not impute it to them that they are not sanctified.
- Deut 29:4And the Lord hath not given you a heart to understand, and eyes to see, and ears that may hear, unto this present day.