2 Chronicles 14:4

14:4 He ordered Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors ¹  and to observe his law and commands. ² 

2 Chronicles 15:12

15:12 They solemnly agreed ³  to seek the Lord God of their ancestors ⁴  with their whole heart and being.

2 Chronicles 31:17

31:17 They made disbursements to the priests listed in the genealogical records by their families, and to the Levites twenty years old and up, according to their duties as assigned to their divisions,

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 ⁵  to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 13:18

13:18 That day ⁷  the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 17:14

17:14 These were their divisions by families:

There were a thousand officers from Judah. ⁸  Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. ⁹  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow ¹⁰  the Lord God of their ancestors. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 24:18

24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, ¹²  and worshiped ¹³  the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 30:7

30:7 Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors, ¹⁴  provoking him to destroy them, ¹⁵  as you can see.

2 Chronicles 34:32

34:32 He made all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. ¹⁶  The residents of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Babylonians Destroy Jerusalem

36:15 The Lord God of their ancestors ¹⁷  continually warned them through his messengers, ¹⁸  for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.

[14:4]  ¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[14:4]  ² tn Heb “the law and the command.”

[15:12]  ³ tn Heb “entered into a covenant.”

[15:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[11:16]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”

[13:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “at that time.”

[17:14]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps “from Judah, commanders of the thousands.”

[19:4]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:4]  ¹² tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

[19:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “fathers.”

[24:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

[24:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “served.”

[30:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 19, 22).

[30:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and he made them a devastation” (or, perhaps, “an object of horror”).

[34:32]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and he caused to stand everyone who was found in Jerusalem and Benjamin.”

[36:15]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[36:15]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and the Lord God of their fathers sent against them by the hand of his messengers, getting up early and sending.”