2 Chronicles 6:16

6:16 Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, ¹  provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’ ² 

2 Chronicles 6:33

6:33 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ³  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ⁴  obey ⁵  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed ⁷  to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. ⁸  Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. ⁹  O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from before me sitting on the throne of Israel.”

² tn Heb “guard their way by walking in my law as you have walked before me.”

³ tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

⁴ tn Heb “name.” See the note on “reputation” in v. 32.

⁵ tn Heb “fear.”

⁶ 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.

⁵ tn Heb “called out.”

⁶ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

⁷ tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

⁸ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”