2 Chronicles 33:4

33:4 He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.”¹

2 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?²

2 Chronicles 20:7

20:7 Our God, you drove out³ the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession⁴ to the descendants of your friend⁵ Abraham.

2 Chronicles 20:21

20:21 He met⁶ with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.”⁷

2 Chronicles 2:4

2:4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor⁸ the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed,⁹ and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.¹⁰

2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing:¹¹ “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.¹²

2 Chronicles 7:3

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying,¹³ “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Chronicles 7:6

7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord.¹⁴ (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures.”)¹⁵ Opposite the Levites,¹⁶ the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.

2 Chronicles 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored¹⁷ you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf!¹⁸ Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them,¹⁹ he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”²⁰

2 Chronicles 30:8

30:8 Now, don’t be stubborn²¹ like your fathers! Submit²² to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.²³

¹tn Heb “In Jerusalem my name will be permanently.”

²tn Heb “Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel has given kingship to David over Israel permanently, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?”

³tn Heb “did you not drive out?” This is another rhetorical question which expects a positive response; see the note on the word “heaven” in the previous verse.

⁴tn Heb “permanently.”

⁵tn Or perhaps “your covenantal partner.” See Isa 41:8.

⁴tn Or “consulted.”

⁵tn Or “is eternal.”

⁵tn Heb “for the name of.”

⁶tn Heb “and the regular display.”

⁷tn Heb “permanently [is] this upon Israel.”

⁶tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

⁷tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

⁷tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn Heb “and the priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord.”

⁹tn Heb “which David the king made to give thanks to the Lord, for lasting is his loyal love, when David praised by them.”

¹⁰tn Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Or “delighted in.”

¹⁰tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

¹¹tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

¹²tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

¹⁰tn Heb “don’t stiffen your neck” (a Hebrew idiom for being stubborn).

¹¹tn Heb “give a hand.” On the meaning of the idiom here, see HALOT 387 s.v. I יָד 2.

¹²tn Heb “so that the rage of his anger might turn from you.” The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.