2 Chronicles 1:3

1:3 Solomon and the entire assembly went to the worship center ¹  in Gibeon, for the tent where they met God ²  was located there, which Moses the Lord’s servant had made in the wilderness.

2 Chronicles 2:12

2:12 Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. ³ 

2 Chronicles 4:11

4:11 Huram Abi ⁴  made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 5:1

5:1 When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 6:13

6:13 Solomon had made a bronze platform and had placed it in the middle of the enclosure. It was seven and one-half feet ⁶  long, seven and one-half feet ⁷  wide, and four and one-half feet ⁸  high. He stood on it and then got down on his knees in front of the entire assembly of Israel. He spread out his hands toward the sky,

2 Chronicles 7:6

7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord. ⁹  (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures.”) ¹⁰  Opposite the Levites, ¹¹  the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.

2 Chronicles 7:10

7:10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon ¹²  sent the people home. They left ¹³  happy and contented ¹⁴  because of the good the Lord had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.

2 Chronicles 11:1

11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin ¹⁵  to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 Chronicles 12:9

12:9 King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

2 Chronicles 13:8

13:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. ¹⁶  You have a huge army, ¹⁷  and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

2 Chronicles 26:11

26:11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.

2 Chronicles 33:7

33:7 He put an idolatrous image he had made in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home. ¹⁸ 

2 Chronicles 34:10

34:10 They handed it over to the construction foremen ¹⁹  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn paid the temple workers to restore and repair it. ²⁰ 

2 Chronicles 35:18

35:18 A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, all the people of Judah and Israel who were there, and the residents of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:8

36:8 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. ²¹  His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Or “high place.”

[1:3]  ² tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.”

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “who has given to David a wise son [who] knows discernment and insight, who will build a house for the Lord and house for his kingship.”

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Huram,” but here this refers to Huram Abi (2 Chr 2:13). The complete name has been used in the translation to avoid possible confusion with King Huram of Tyre.

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “Huram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of God.”

[6:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m).

[6:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “five cubits.”

[6:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “three cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 4.5 feet (1.35 m).

[7:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord.”

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “which David the king made to give thanks to the Lord, for lasting is his loyal love, when David praised by them.”

[7:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:10]  ¹² tn The words “they left” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “good of heart.”

[11:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”

[13:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the kingdom of the Lord by the hand of the sons of David.”

[13:8]  ¹⁶ tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”

[33:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I chose from all the tribes of Israel, I will place my name permanently” (or perhaps “forever”).

[34:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “doer[s] of the work.”

[34:10]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and they gave it to the doers of the work who were working in the house of the Lord to restore and to repair the house.”

[36:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoiakim, and his horrible deeds which he did and that which was found against him, look, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.”