2 Chronicles 12:12

12:12 So when Rehoboam ¹  humbled himself, the Lord relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; ²  Judah experienced some good things. ³ 

2 Chronicles 17:3-6

17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor ⁴  David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. ⁵  He did not seek the Baals, 17:4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors ⁶  and obeyed ⁷  his commands, unlike the Israelites. ⁸  17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; ⁹  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. ¹⁰  17:6 He was committed to following the Lord; ¹¹  he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:1

Jehoshaphat Becomes King

17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. ¹² 

2 Chronicles 14:13

14:13 and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites were wiped out; ¹³  they were shattered before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah ¹⁴  carried off a huge amount of plunder.

Romans 7:18

7:18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it. ¹⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the anger of the Lord turned from him and did not destroy completely.”

³ tn Heb “and also in Judah there were good things.”

⁴ tn Heb “father.”

⁵ tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].”

⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁷ tn Heb “walked in.”

⁸ tn Heb “and not like the behavior of Israel.”

⁹ tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and his heart was high in the ways of the Lord.” Perhaps גָּבַהּ (gavah, “be high”) here means “be cheerful” (HALOT 171 s.v.) or “be encouraged” (BDB 147 s.v. 3.a).

¹² tn Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.”

¹³ tn Heb “and there fell from the Cushites so that there was not to them preservation of life.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁵ tn Grk “For to wish is present in/with me, but not to do it.”