2 Chronicles 18:17

18:17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

2 Chronicles 9:20

9:20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ²  But I despise ³  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always ⁴  disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁵  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Chronicles 8:15

8:15 They did not neglect any detail of the king’s orders pertaining to the priests, Levites, and treasuries. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 30:26

30:26 There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 9:11

9:11 With the timber the king made steps ⁸  for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments ⁹  for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that. ¹⁰ )

¹ tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

¹ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

² tn Or “hate.”

³ tn Heb “all his days.”

⁴ tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Heb “and they did not turn aside from the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites with regard to any matter and with regard to the treasuries.”

¹ tn Heb “and there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.”

¹ tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”

² tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

³ tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”