2 Chronicles 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ¹  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ²  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ³ 

2 Chronicles 15:4

15:4 Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 9:23

9:23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 11:16

11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem ⁶  to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 15:15

15:15 All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. ⁸  He made them secure on every side. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 7:14

7:14 if my people, who belong to me, ¹⁰  humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, ¹¹  and repudiate their sinful practices, ¹²  then I will respond ¹³  from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ¹⁴ 

2 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. ¹⁵  They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned, ¹⁶  “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place. ¹⁷ 

¹ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

² tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

³ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

⁴ tn Heb “and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

⁷ tn Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the Lord God of Israel came [to] Jerusalem.”

¹¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

¹³ tn Heb “and with all their desire they sought him and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and the Lord gave them rest all around.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “over whom my name is called.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.

¹⁷ tn Heb “seek my face,” where “my face” is figurative for God’s presence and acceptance.

¹⁸ tn Heb “and turn from their sinful ways.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “hear.”

²⁰ sn Here the phrase heal their land means restore the damage done by the drought, locusts and plague mentioned in v. 13.

¹⁹ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

²⁰ tn Heb “they said.”

²¹ tn Heb “and there was no one belonging to the house of Ahaziah to retain strength for kingship.”