2 Chronicles 31:4

31:4 He ordered ¹  the people living in Jerusalem ²  to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient ³  to the law of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:31

6:31 Then they will honor ⁴  you by obeying you ⁵  throughout their lifetimes as ⁶  they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

2 Chronicles 25:20

25:20 But Amaziah did not heed the warning, ⁷  for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 32:18

32:18 They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city.

2 Chronicles 34:25

34:25 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices ⁹  to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. ¹⁰  My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

2 Chronicles 6:32

6:32 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation ¹¹  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; ¹²  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

2 Chronicles 10:15

10:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events ¹³  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ¹⁴  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 21:7

21:7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty ¹⁵  because of the promise ¹⁶  he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. ¹⁷ 

2 Chronicles 6:33

6:33 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ¹⁸  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ¹⁹  obey ²⁰  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ²¹ 

¹ tn Heb “said to.”

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³ tn Heb “might hold firmly.”

⁴ tn Heb “fear.”

⁵ tn Heb “by walking in your ways.”

⁶ tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”

⁷ tn Heb “did not listen.”

⁸ tn Heb “because it was from God in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom.”

¹⁰ tn Or “burned incense.”

¹¹ tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The present translation assumes this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods”). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”

¹³ tn Heb “your great name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your great reputation”).

¹⁴ tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “so that the Lord might bring to pass his word which he spoke.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “house.”

²⁰ tn Or “covenant.”

²¹ tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.

²² tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

²³ tn Heb “name.” See the note on “reputation” in v. 32.

²⁴ tn Heb “fear.”

²⁵ tn Heb “that your name is called over this house which I built.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.