2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹  Shechem to make Rehoboam ²  king.

2 Chronicles 20:1

The Lord Gives Jehoshaphat Military Success

20:1 Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, ³  attacked Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ⁴  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ⁵  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 24:17

24:17 After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. ⁷  The king listened to their advice. ⁸ 

[10:1]  ¹ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:1]  ³ tc The Hebrew text has “Ammonites,” but they are mentioned just before this. Most translations, following some mss of the LXX, read “Meunites” (see 1 Chr 26:7; so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[20:4]  ⁵ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[20:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[24:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “came and bowed down to the king.”

[24:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “to them.”