2 Chronicles 1:11

1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this, ¹  and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, ²  and because you did not ask for long life, ³  but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Chronicles 12:7

12:7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ⁴  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ⁵  My anger will not be unleashed against ⁶  Jerusalem through ⁷  Shishak.

2 Chronicles 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah ⁸  said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” ⁹  So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided ¹⁰  to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

2 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ¹¹  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ¹²  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 35:21

35:21 Necho ¹⁴  sent messengers to him, saying, “Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah? ¹⁵  I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war. ¹⁶  God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you.” ¹⁷ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”

[1:11]  ³ tn Heb “many days.”

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying.”

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”

[12:7]  ⁶ tn Or “gush forth upon.”

[12:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

[25:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

[25:16]  ⁹ tn 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.”

[28:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

[28:5]  ¹² tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

[35:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Neco) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[35:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “What to me and to you, king of Judah?”

[35:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Not against you, you, today, but against the house of my battle.”

[35:21]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Stop yourself from [opposing] God who is with me and let him not destroy you.”