2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ¹  for ²  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 1:8

1:8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated ³  great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

2 Chronicles 6:6-7

6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, ⁴  and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 6:17

6:17 Now, O Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 6:42

6:42 O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! ⁷  Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”

2 Chronicles 9:31

9:31 Then Solomon passed away ⁸  and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 12:16

12:16 Then Rehoboam passed away ⁹  and was buried in the City of David. ¹⁰  His son Abijah replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 13:6

13:6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

2 Chronicles 24:16

24:16 He was buried in the City of David ¹¹  with the kings, because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple.

2 Chronicles 27:9

27:9 Jotham passed away ¹²  and was buried in the City of David. ¹³  His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 29:2

29:2 He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done. ¹⁴ 

2 Chronicles 34:2

34:2 He did what the Lord approved ¹⁵  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ¹⁶  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

2 Chronicles 35:4

35:4 Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions, as instructed ¹⁷  by King David of Israel and his son Solomon.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

[1:1]  ² tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

[1:8]  ³ tn Heb “did.”

[6:6]  ⁵ tn Heb for my name to be there.” See also the note on the word “live” in v. 5.

[6:7]  ⁷ 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.”

[6:17]  ⁹ tn Or “prove to be reliable.”

[6:42]  ¹¹ 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.

[9:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[12:16]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[12:16]  ¹⁶ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[24:16]  ¹⁷ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[27:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[27:9]  ²⁰ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[29:2]  ²¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done.”

[34:2]  ²³ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[34:2]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”

[35:4]  ²⁵ tn Heb “written.”