2 Chronicles 16:9

16:9 Certainly ¹  the Lord watches the whole earth carefully ²  and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. ³  You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.

2 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 the prophet ⁴  Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; ⁵  he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? ⁶  Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 20:12

20:12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.” ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 20:15

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, ⁹  residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ¹⁰  because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 32:11

32:11 Hezekiah says, “The Lord our God will rescue us from the power ¹¹  of the king of Assyria.” But he is misleading you and you will die of hunger and thirst! ¹² 

[16:9]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[16:9]  ² tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord move quickly through all the earth.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “to strengthen himself with their heart, [the one] complete toward him.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Or “seer.”

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “went out to his face.”

[19:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

[19:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

[20:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “for [or “indeed”] upon you are our eyes.”

[20:15]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

[32:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “hand.”

[32:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to die by hunger and thirst, saying, ‘The Lord our God will rescue us from the hand of the king of Assyria’?’