2 Chronicles 1:9

1:9 Now, Lord God, may your promise ¹  to my father David be realized, ²  for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.

2 Chronicles 4:16

4:16 and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. ³  All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the Lord’s temple ⁴  were made from polished bronze.

2 Chronicles 15:13

15:13 Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, ⁵  male or female.

2 Chronicles 19:8

19:8 In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the Lord ⁶  and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 20:27

20:27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat leading them; the Lord had given them reason to rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices.” ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 32:8

32:8 He has with him mere human strength, ⁹  but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!” The army ¹⁰  was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

[1:9]  ¹ tn Heb “you word.”

[1:9]  ² tn Or “be firm, established.”

[4:16]  ³ tc Some prefer to read here “bowls,” see v. 11 and 1 Kgs 7:45.

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “Huram Abi made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”

[15:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “whether small or great.”

[19:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “for the judgment of the Lord.”

[19:8]  ⁸ tc Heb “and to conduct a case [or “for controversy”], and they returned [to] Jerusalem.” Some emend וַיָּשֻׁבוּ (vayyashuvu, “and they returned”) to וַיֵּשְׁבוּ (vayyeshÿvu, “and they lived [in]”). The present translation assumes an emendation to יֹשְׁבֵי (yoshÿvey, “residents of”).

[29:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and sacrificers.”

[32:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “With him is an arm of flesh.”

[32:8]  ¹² tn Or “people.”