2 Chronicles 9:23

9:23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ²  she came to challenge ³  him ⁴  with difficult questions. ⁵  She arrived in Jerusalem ⁶  with a great display of pomp, ⁷  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁸  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 24:4

24:4 Joash was determined to repair the Lord’s temple. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 7:11

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

7:11 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the Lord’s temple and his royal palace, ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 6:7

6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 6:42

6:42 O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! ¹²  Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”

2 Chronicles 9:2

9:2 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 30:12

30:12 In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict the king and the officers had issued at the Lord’s command. ¹⁴ 

2 Chronicles 24:22

24:22 King Joash disregarded ¹⁵  the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s ¹⁶  son. As Zechariah ¹⁷  was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” ¹⁸ 

2 Chronicles 1:11

1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this, ¹⁹  and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, ²⁰  and because you did not ask for long life, ²¹  but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Chronicles 6:38

6:38 When they return to you with all their heart and being ²²  in the land where they are held prisoner and direct their prayers toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, ²³ 

¹ tn Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

² tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

³ tn Or “test.”

⁴ tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

⁵ tn Or “riddles.”

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⁷ tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.

⁸ tn Or “balsam oil.”

³ tn Heb “and it was, later, there was with the heart of Joash to repair the house of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “and all that entered the heart of Solomon to do in the house of the Lord and in his house he successfully accomplished.”

⁵ tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”

⁶ tc Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed ones.” Many medieval Hebrew mss, as well as the ancient versions, read the singular, “your anointed,” which would probably refer to Solomon specifically, rather than the people.

⁷ tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”

⁸ tn Heb “also in Judah the hand of God was to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and the officials by the word of the Lord.”

⁹ tn Heb “did not remember.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

¹² tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.

¹⁰ tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”

¹¹ tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”

¹² tn Heb “many days.”

¹¹ tn Or “soul.”

¹² tn Heb “your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your honor”).