2 Chronicles 6:4

6:4 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ¹  what he promised ²  my father David.

2 Chronicles 10:12

10:12 Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said, “Return to me on the third day.”

2 Chronicles 10:14

10:14 and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, “My father imposed heavy demands on you; ³  I will make them even heavier. ⁴  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.” ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 18:15

18:15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ⁶  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

2 Chronicles 18:22

18:22 So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”

2 Chronicles 18:27

18:27 Micaiah said, “If you really do return safely, then the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added, “Take note, ⁷  all you people.”

2 Chronicles 22:10

Athaliah is Eliminated

22:10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line ⁸  of Judah. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 32:6

32:6 He appointed military officers over the army ¹⁰  and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, ¹¹  saying,

¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “fulfilled by his hand,” but the phrase “by his hand” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² tn The Hebrew text reads, “promised by his mouth,” but the phrase “by his mouth” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

³ tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will make heavy your yoke,” but many medieval Hebrew mss and other ancient textual witnesses have, “my father made heavy your yoke.”

⁴ tn Heb “but I will add to your yoke.”

⁵ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I [will punish you] with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound.

⁵ tn Or “swear an oath by.”

⁷ tn Heb “Listen.”

⁹ tn Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum, “arise”) is here used in an auxiliary sense to indicate that she embarked on a campaign to destroy the royal offspring. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 125.

¹⁰ tn Heb “house of Judah.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and he placed officers of war over the people.”

¹² tn Heb “he spoke to their heart[s].”