2 Chronicles 6:5

6:5 He told David,¹ ‘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.² Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:6

7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord.³ (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures.”)⁴ Opposite the Levites,⁵ the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.

2 Chronicles 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored⁶ you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf!⁷ Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them,⁸ he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”⁹

2 Chronicles 18:33

18:33 Now an archer shot an arrow at random¹⁰ and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king¹¹ ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line,¹² for I am wounded.”

2 Chronicles 25:4

25:4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses,¹³ “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do,¹⁴ and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do.¹⁵ A man must be executed only for his own sin.”¹⁶

2 Chronicles 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah¹⁷ said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”¹⁸ So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided¹⁹ to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

2 Chronicles 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah²⁰ energetically rebuilt²¹ every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall,²² and fortified the terrace of the City of David.²³ He made many weapons and shields.

¹tn Heb “saying.”

²tn 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.

³tn Heb “and the priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord.”

⁴tn Heb “which David the king made to give thanks to the Lord, for lasting is his loyal love, when David praised by them.”

⁵tn Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Or “delighted in.”

⁶tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

⁷tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

⁸tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

⁷tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

⁸tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Heb “camp.”

⁹tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

¹⁰tn Heb “on account of sons.”

¹¹tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

¹²sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

¹¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

¹³tn The verb יָעַץ (ya’ats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yo’ets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (’etsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”

¹³tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

¹⁶sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.