2 Chronicles 31:12

31:12 they brought in the contributions, tithes, ¹  and consecrated items that had been offered. ²  Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

2 Chronicles 31:2

The People Contribute to the Temple

31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks ³  – to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ⁵  in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.

2 Chronicles 22:7

22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. ⁶  When Ahaziah ⁷  arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned ⁸  to wipe out Ahab’s family. ⁹ 

Nehemiah 7:2

7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem ¹⁰  my brother Hanani and Hananiah ¹¹  the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

Proverbs 28:20

28:20 A faithful person ¹²  will have an abundance of blessings,

but the one who hastens ¹³  to gain riches will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:1

28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, ¹⁴ 

but the righteous person is as confident ¹⁵  as a lion.

Colossians 4:2

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

¹ tn Heb “tenth.”

² tn Heb “and holy things in faithfulness.”

³ tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

⁴ tn Heb “in the gates of the encampments of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

⁶ tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “anointed.”

⁹ tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”

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¹¹ tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.

¹² tn Heb “a man of faithfulness,” although the context does not indicate this should be limited only to males.

¹³ sn The proverb is not rebuking diligent labor. One who is eager to get rich quickly is the opposite of the faithful person. The first person is faithful to God and to the covenant community; the second is trying to get rich as quickly as possible, at the least without doing an honest day’s work and at the worst dishonestly. In a hurry to gain wealth, he falls into various schemes and will pay for it. Tg. Prov 28:20 interprets this to say he hastens through deceit and wrongdoing.

¹⁴ sn The line portrays the insecurity of a guilty person – he flees because he has a guilty conscience, or because he is suspicious of others around him, or because he fears judgment.

¹⁵ tn The verb בָּטַח (batakh) means “to trust; to be secure; to be confident.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “bold.”