2 Chronicles 1:5

1:5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, was in front of the Lord’s tabernacle.¹ Solomon and the entire assembly prayed to him² there.)

2 Chronicles 8:8

8:8 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews and they continue in that role to this very day.³

2 Chronicles 13:18

13:18 That day⁴ the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 20:19

20:19 Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the Lord God of Israel.⁵

2 Chronicles 21:2

Jehoram’s Reign

21:2 His brothers, Jehoshaphat’s sons, were Azariah, Jechiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Israel.⁶

2 Chronicles 23:11

23:11 Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia.⁷ They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head.⁸ They declared, “Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 24:27

24:27 The list of Joash’s⁹ sons, the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God’s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings.¹⁰ His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 25:17

25:17 After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers,¹¹ he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, “Come, face me on the battlefield.”¹²

2 Chronicles 25:25

25:25 King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:6

28:6 In one day King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel killed 120,000 warriors in Judah, because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.¹³

2 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 The Israelites seized from their brothers 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a huge amount of plunder and took it¹⁴ back to Samaria.¹⁵

¹sn The tabernacle was located in Gibeon; see 1 Chr 21:29.

²tn Heb “sought [or “inquired of”] him.”

³tn Heb “from their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel did not wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a work crew to this day.”

⁵tn Heb “at that time.”

⁷tn Heb “arose to praise the Lord God of Israel with a very loud voice.”

⁹sn A number of times in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is used instead of the more specific “Judah”; see 2 Chr 12:6; 23:2). In the interest of consistency some translations (e.g., NAB, NRSV) substitute “Judah” for “Israel” here.

¹¹tn The Hebrew word עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain (see the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings [AB], 128). Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant (see HALOT 790-91 s.v.).

¹²tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”

¹³tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴tn Heb “And his sons and the abundance of the oracle[s] against him, and the founding of the house of God, look are they not written on the writing of the scroll of the kings?”

¹⁵tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁶tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here not to a visit but to meeting in battle. See v. 21.

¹⁷tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 25).

¹⁹tn Heb “the loot.” The pronoun (“it”) has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.

²⁰map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.