2 Chronicles 5:2

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, ¹  so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David ²  (that is, Zion). ³ 

2 Chronicles 6:5

6:5 He told David, ⁴  ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ⁵  Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:10

6:10 The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

2 Chronicles 25:7

25:7 But a prophet ⁶  visited him and said: “O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ⁸  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:5

30:5 So they sent an edict ⁹  throughout Israel from Beer Sheba to Dan, summoning the people ¹⁰  to come and observe a Passover for the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they had not observed it on a nationwide scale as prescribed in the law. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 33:18

33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets ¹²  spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded ¹³  in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged ¹⁴  all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign ¹⁵  they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

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² sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

³ tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (it is Zion).”

⁴ tn Heb “saying.”

⁵ tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.” Here “name” is used by metonymy for the Lord himself, and thus the expression “to be there” refers to his taking up residence there (hence the translation, “a temple in which to live”). In this case the temple is referred to as a “house” where the Lord himself can reside.

⁷ tn Heb “man of God.”

⁸ tn Heb “Israel, all the sons of Ephraim.”

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¹³ tn Heb “and they caused to stand a word to cause a voice to pass through.”

¹⁴ tn The words “summoning the people” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁵ tn Heb “because not for abundance had they done as written.”

¹⁶ tn Or “seers.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “look, they are.”

¹⁹ tn Or “caused, forced.”

²⁰ tn Heb “all his days.”