2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority,¹ for² the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 9:31

9:31 Then Solomon passed away³ and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

11:3 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

11:22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.⁴

12:16 Then Rehoboam passed away⁵ and was buried in the City of David.⁶ His son Abijah replaced him as king.

17:16 and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.

18:8 The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

21:1 Jehoshaphat passed away⁷ and was buried with his ancestors⁸ in the City of David.⁹ His son Jehoram¹⁰ replaced him as king.

26:22 The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from start to finish, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.¹¹

27:9 Jotham passed away¹² and was buried in the City of David.¹³ His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

32:20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

33:20 Manasseh passed away¹⁴ and was buried in his palace. His son Amon replaced him as king.

Jehoahaz’s Reign

36:1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.¹⁵

¹tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

²tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

³tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁵tn Heb “and Rehoboam appointed for a head Abijah son of Maacah for ruler among his brothers, indeed to make him king.”

⁷tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁸sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

⁹tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁰tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 10, 12, 19).

¹¹sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

¹²tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 8:16-24 has the variant spelling “Jehoram.”

¹¹tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Uzziah, the former and the latter, Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, recorded.”

¹³tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁴sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

¹⁵tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

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