# Where is “If my people who are called by my name” in the Bible?

> “If my people who are called by my name” is 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/if-my-people-who-are-called-by-my-name
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

God says it to King Solomon at night, after the temple in Jerusalem is dedicated.

## The verse

> and my people, who are known by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn back from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, pardon their sin, and heal their land.
>
> — [2 Chronicles 7:14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-chronicles/7#14) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

It answers Solomon’s prayer for the times Israel would sin and suffer drought or plague. “My people” is Israel and “their land” is Israel’s land. Christians read it as a picture of how God meets people who humble themselves and turn back.

## Common questions

### Where is “If my people who are called by my name” in the Bible?

“If my people who are called by my name” is 2 Chronicles 7:14. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. God says it to King Solomon at night, after the temple in Jerusalem is dedicated.

### Is “If my people who are called by my name” in the Bible?

Yes. It is 2 Chronicles 7:14. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Chronicles 7:14 reads: “and my people, who are known by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn back from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, pardon their sin, and heal their land.”

### Who said “If my people who are called by my name”?

God says it to King Solomon at night, after the temple in Jerusalem is dedicated.

### What does “If my people who are called by my name” mean in the Bible?

It answers Solomon’s prayer for the times Israel would sin and suffer drought or plague. “My people” is Israel and “their land” is Israel’s land. Christians read it as a picture of how God meets people who humble themselves and turn back.

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