2 Chronicles 11:4

11:4 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” ¹  They obeyed the Lord and called off the attack against Jeroboam. ² 

2 Chronicles 12:5

12:5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” ³ 

2 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you ⁴  (whether it involves a violent crime ⁵  or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the Lord. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 20:15

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, ⁷  residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ⁸  because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 21:12

21:12 Jehoram ⁹  received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You ¹⁰  have not followed in the footsteps ¹¹  of your father Jehoshaphat and of ¹²  King Asa of Judah,

2 Chronicles 24:20

24:20 God’s Spirit energized ¹³  Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’”

2 Chronicles 34:24

34:24 “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, the details of which are recorded in the scroll which they read before the king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 36:23

36:23 It read: “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: ‘The Lord God of the heavens has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build for him a temple in Jerusalem ¹⁴  in Judah. May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people, so you may be able to go back there!” ¹⁵ 

[11:4]  ¹ tn Heb “for his thing is from me.”

[11:4]  ² tn Heb “and they heard the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam.”

[12:5]  ³ tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and every case which comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities.”

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “between blood pertaining to blood.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and anger will be upon you and your brothers; do this and you will not be guilty.”

[20:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah. Unlike the previous instance in v. 13 where infants, wives, and children are mentioned separately, this reference appears to include them all.

[20:15]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

[21:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[21:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Because you…” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14-15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.

[21:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “walked in the ways.”

[21:12]  ¹² tn Heb “in the ways of.”

[24:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “clothed.”

[36:23]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[36:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Whoever [is] among you from all his people – may the Lord his God [be] with him so that he may go up.”