2 Chronicles 16:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

The eyes

To shew himself, etc

2 Chronicles 15:17

2 Kings 20:3

Psalm 37:37

Herein

Henceforth

1 Kings 15:32

General references

Bible References

The eyes

that Your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, toward the place in which You have said that You would put Your Name (Presence), to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.

“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.

Who humbles Himself to regard
The heavens and the earth?

For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.

great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

Who [with reason] despises the day of small things (beginnings)? For these seven [eyes] shall rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord which roam throughout the earth.”

And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.

“For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),
And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),
But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”

To shew himself, etc

But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

“Please, O Lord, remember now [with compassion] how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart [entirely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].

Herein

Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for [if you had obeyed] the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I spared you from the hand of Saul.

Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech You, take away the wickedness and guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

“God who says to a king, ‘You are worthless and vile,’
Or to princes and nobles, ‘You are wicked and evil’?

‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart,
Who have eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.

But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, ‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’

You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.

O you foolish and thoughtless and superficial Galatians, who has bewitched you [that you would act like this], to whom—right before your very eyes—Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified [in the gospel message]?

Henceforth

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

General references

“For He looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.

“Does not God see my ways
And count all my steps?

“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.

For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.