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 15:16

15:16 King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother ³  from her position as queen mother ⁴  because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 17:11

17:11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.

2 Chronicles 21:13

21:13 but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. ⁵  You also killed your brothers, members of your father’s family, ⁶  who were better than you.

2 Chronicles 21:17

21:17 They attacked Judah and swept through it. ⁷  They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, ⁸  including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.

2 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ⁹  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ¹⁰  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

2 Chronicles 24:12

24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen ¹¹  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 26:20

26:20 When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at ¹²  him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king ¹³  himself wanted to leave quickly because the Lord had afflicted him.

2 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ¹⁴  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ¹⁵  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ¹⁶ 

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 ¹⁷  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ¹⁸  who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. ¹⁹ 

2 Chronicles 34:27

34:27 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit ²⁰  and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.

2 Chronicles 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ²¹  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ²²  the Lord moved ²³  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

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 “mother,” but Hebrew often uses “father” and “mother” for grandparents and even more remote ancestors.

⁴ tn The Hebrew term גְּבִירָה (gÿvirah) can denote “queen” or “queen mother” depending on the context. Here the latter is indicated, since Maacah was the wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah.

⁵ tn Heb “and you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery, like the house of Ahab causes to commit adultery.”

⁶ tn Heb “the house of your father.”

⁷ tn Heb “broke it up.”

⁸ tn Heb “all the property which was found in the house of the king.”

⁹ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

¹⁰ tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

¹¹ tn Heb “doers of the work.”

¹³ tn Heb “turned toward.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

¹⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁹ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

²⁰ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

²¹ tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”

²³ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

²⁴ tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

²⁵ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”