2 Chronicles 2:11

2:11 King Huram ¹  of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.”

2 Chronicles 12:3

12:3 He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

2 Chronicles 14:6

14:6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace.

2 Chronicles 16:10

16:10 Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. ²  Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

2 Chronicles 21:9

21:9 Jehoram crossed over to Zair with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers. ³ 

2 Chronicles 24:22

24:22 King Joash disregarded ⁴  the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s ⁵  son. As Zechariah ⁶  was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, ⁸  where he defeated ⁹  10,000 Edomites. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 32:7-8

32:7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ¹¹  because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him. ¹²  32:8 He has with him mere human strength, ¹³  but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!” The army ¹⁴  was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Babylonians Destroy Jerusalem

36:15 The Lord God of their ancestors ¹⁵  continually warned them through his messengers, ¹⁶  for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.

[2:11]  ¹ tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 12). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

[16:10]  ² tn Heb “and Asa was angry at the seer, and he put him [in] the house of stocks, because of his rage with him over this.”

[21:9]  ³ tc Heb “and he arose at night and defeated Edom, who had surrounded him, and the chariot officers.” The Hebrew text as it stands gives the impression that Jehoram was surrounded and launched a victorious nighttime counterattack. Yet v. 10 goes on to state that the Edomite revolt was successful. The translation above assumes an emendation of the Hebrew text. Adding a third masculine singular pronominal suffix to the accusative sign before Edom (reading אֹתוֹ [’oto, “him”] instead of just אֶת [’et]) and taking Edom as the subject of verbs allows one to translate the verse in a way that is more consistent with the context, which depicts an Israelite defeat, not victory. See also 2 Kgs 8:21.

[24:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “did not remember.”

[24:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.

[25:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

[25:11]  ⁶ tn Or “struck down.”

[25:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons of Seir.”

[32:7]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”

[32:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “for with us [is] a greater [one] than with him.”

[32:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “With him is an arm of flesh.”

[32:8]  ⁸ tn Or “people.”

[36:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “fathers.”

[36:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the Lord God of their fathers sent against them by the hand of his messengers, getting up early and sending.”