The Church Fathers on this verse

2 Chronicles 20:6Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.

Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּֽה־ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאַתָּ֣ה מוֹשֵׁ֔ל בְּכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּבְיָדְךָ֙ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין עִמְּךָ֖ לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

When all had assembled and started to seek God’s favor, he lifted a prayer to the Lord on behalf of everyone, addressing Him as both Lord and God of their ancestors, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the Sovereign over all nations.

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