2 Chronicles 11:16

11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem ¹  to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. ² 

2 Chronicles 5:2

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem, ³  so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David ⁴  (that is, Zion). ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 6:5

6:5 He told David, ⁶  ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ⁷  Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 12:13

12:13 King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; ⁸  he ⁹  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. ¹⁰  Rehoboam’s ¹¹  mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.

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. ¹² 

2 Chronicles 10:19

10:19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

2 Chronicles 14:8

14:8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

2 Chronicles 11:13

11:13 The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 19:11

19:11 You will report to Amariah the chief priest in all matters pertaining to the Lord’s law, and to Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in all matters pertaining to the king. ¹⁴  The Levites will serve as officials before you. Confidently carry out your duties! ¹⁵  May the Lord be with those who do well!”

2 Chronicles 7:8

7:8 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south. ¹⁶ 

2 Chronicles 11:1

11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin ¹⁷  to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! ¹⁸  Return to your homes, O Israel! ¹⁹  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ²⁰  So all Israel returned to their homes. ²¹ 

[11:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the Lord God of Israel came [to] Jerusalem.”

[11:16]  ² tn Heb “fathers.”

[5:2]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:2]  ⁴ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[5:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (it is Zion).”

[6:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “saying.”

[6:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.” Here “name” is used by metonymy for the Lord himself, and thus the expression “to be there” refers to his taking up residence there (hence the translation, “a temple in which to live”). In this case the temple is referred to as a “house” where the Lord himself can reside.

[12:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the king, Rehoboam, strengthened himself in Jerusalem and ruled.”

[12:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

[12:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

[12:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:7]  ⁹ 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”).

[11:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel supported him from all their territory.”

[19:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “and look, Amariah the chief priest is over you with respect to every matter of the Lord, and Zebadiah…with respect to every matter of the king.”

[19:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Be strong and act!”

[7:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Solomon held the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel was with him, a very great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the wadi of Egypt.”

[11:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”

[10:16]  ¹⁹ sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

[10:16]  ²⁰ tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:16]  ²¹ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[10:16]  ²² tn Heb “went to their tents.”