2 Chronicles 8:3

8:3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

2 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 He followed in the footsteps of¹ the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in² Shechem to make Rehoboam³ king.

2 Chronicles 10:5

10:5 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

2 Chronicles 20:32

20:32 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved.⁴

2 Chronicles 34:2

34:2 He did what the Lord approved⁵ and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps;⁶ he did not deviate to the right or the left.

2 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter.⁷ He did evil in the sight of⁸ the Lord.

2 Chronicles 21:20

21:20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death;⁹ he was buried in the City of David,¹⁰ but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt,¹¹ where he defeated¹² 10,000 Edomites.¹³

2 Chronicles 26:8

26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached¹⁴ the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

2 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram¹⁵ of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria¹⁶ at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

2 Chronicles 34:22

34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king¹⁷ went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah,¹⁸ the supervisor of the wardrobe.¹⁹ (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh²⁰ district.) They stated their business,²¹

2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse!²² Return to your homes, O Israel!²³ Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!”²⁴ So all Israel returned to their homes.²⁵

¹tn Heb “he walked in the ways of.”

¹tn Heb “come [to].”

²tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹tn Heb “he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”

¹tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

²tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”

¹tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

²tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

¹tn Heb “and he went without desire.”

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

¹tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

²tn Or “struck down.”

³tn Heb “sons of Seir.”

¹tn Heb “and his name went to.”

¹sn 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.

²tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

¹tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

²tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

³tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

⁴tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.

⁵tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”

¹sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

²tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

⁴tn Heb “went to their tents.”