2 Chronicles 20:9

If when evil cometh upon us ,.... Any calamity:

as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine , God's four sore judgments, if by "judgment" is meant wild beasts:

we stand before this house ; in the court before the holy place, and holy of holies:

and in thy presence, for thy name is in this house ; called upon in it, and it was called by his name, and in which he dwelt:

and cry unto thee in our affliction ; as Solomon prayed at the dedication of it:

then thou wilt hear and help ; as the Lord promised, see 1 Kings 8:33 .