2 Chronicles 14:2

Asa’s Religious and Military Accomplishments

14:2 (14:1) Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 20:30

20:30 Jehoshaphat’s kingdom enjoyed peace; his God made him secure on every side. ² 

2 Chronicles 27:6

27:6 Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God. ³ 

2 Chronicles 1:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, ⁴  for ⁵  the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

2 Chronicles 31:20

31:20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

2 Chronicles 33:12

33:12 In his pain ⁶  Manasseh ⁷  asked the Lord his God for mercy ⁸  and truly ⁹  humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 36:12

36:12 He did evil in the sight of ¹¹  the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.

2 Chronicles 26:16

26:16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. ¹²  He disobeyed ¹³  the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim’s Reign

36:5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹⁴  He did evil in the sight of ¹⁵  the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 15:9

15:9 He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers ¹⁶  from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live ¹⁷  when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

2 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ¹⁸  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ¹⁹  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ²⁰ 

2 Chronicles 32:21

32:21 The Lord sent a messenger ²¹  and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib ²²  returned home humiliated. ²³  When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons ²⁴  struck him down with the sword.

2 Chronicles 33:18

33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets ²⁵  spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded ²⁶  in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 34:8

34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. ²⁷  He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

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 ²⁸  in Judah. May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people, so you may be able to go back there!” ²⁹ 

2 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed ³⁰  to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. ³¹  Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. ³²  O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” ³³ 

[14:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and Asa did the good and the right in the eyes of the Lord his God.”

[20:30]  ² tn Heb “and his God gave him rest all around.”

[27:6]  ³ tn Heb “because he established his ways before the Lord his God.”

[1:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”

[1:1]  ⁵ tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.

[33:12]  ⁵ tn Or “distress.”

[33:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”

[33:12]  ⁸ tn Or “greatly.”

[33:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[36:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[26:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.”

[26:16]  ⁸ tn Or “was unfaithful to.”

[36:5]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[36:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:9]  ⁹ tn Or “resident aliens.”

[15:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “had fallen upon him.”

[28:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

[28:5]  ¹² tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

[32:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “an angel.”

[32:21]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sennacherib) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he returned with shame of face to his land.”

[32:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and some from those who went out from him, from his inward parts.”

[33:18]  ¹² tn Or “seers.”

[33:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “look, they are.”

[34:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”

[36:23]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[36:23]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Whoever [is] among you from all his people – may the Lord his God [be] with him so that he may go up.”

[14:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “called out.”

[14:11]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

[14:11]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

[14:11]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”