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 ¹  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; ²  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 ³  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ⁴  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 ⁵  because of the promise ⁶  he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “your great name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your great reputation”).

² tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

³ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”

⁴ tn Heb “so that the Lord might bring to pass his word which he spoke.”

⁵ tn Heb “house.”

⁶ tn Or “covenant.”

⁷ 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.