2 Chronicles 1:12
Context1:12 you are granted wisdom and discernment. 1 Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.” 2
2 Chronicles 9:27
Context9:27 The king made silver as plentiful 3 in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was 4 as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands 5 .
2 Chronicles 17:5
Context17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; 6 all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. 7
Proverbs 10:22
Context10:22 The blessing 8 from the Lord 9 makes a person rich, 10
[1:12] 1 tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.”
[1:12] 2 tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”
[9:27] 3 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.
[9:27] 4 tn Heb “he made cedar.”
[9:27] 5 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
[17:5] 6 tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”
[17:5] 7 tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”
[10:22] 8 tn The term בְּרָכָּה (bÿrakhah, “blessing”) refers to a gift, enrichment or endowment from the
[10:22] 9 tn Heb “of the
[10:22] 10 tn Heb “makes rich” (so NASB); NAB “brings wealth.” The direct object “a person” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the Hiphil verb; it is supplied in the translation.
[10:22] 11 tn Heb “toil.” The noun עֶצֶב (’etsev) has a basic two-fold range of meanings: (1) “toil; labor” which produces pain and sorrow, and (2) “pain; sorrow” which is the result of toil and labor (BDB 780 s.v.). This is the word used of the curse of “toil” in man’s labor (Gen 3:17) and the “pain” in the woman’s child-bearing (Gen 3:16). God’s blessing is pure and untarnished – it does not bring physical pain or emotional sorrow.