2 Chronicles 21:13

21:13 but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. ¹  You also killed your brothers, members of your father’s family, ²  who were better than you.

2 Chronicles 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah ³  said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” ⁴  So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided ⁵  to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

2 Chronicles 28:13

28:13 They said to them, “Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord? ⁶  Our guilt is already great and the Lord is very angry at Israel.” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “and you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery, like the house of Ahab causes to commit adultery.”

² tn Heb “the house of your father.”

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

⁵ tn The verb יָעַץ (ya’ats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yo’ets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (’etsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”

⁵ tn Heb “for to the guilt of the Lord upon us you are saying to add to our sins and our guilty deeds.”

⁶ tn Heb “for great is [the] guilt to us and rage of anger is upon Israel.”