2 Chronicles 2:18

2:18 He designated ¹  70,000 as common laborers, ²  80,000 as stonecutters ³  in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. ⁵  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow ⁶  the Lord God of their ancestors. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 20:22-23

20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked ⁸  the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir ⁹  who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir ¹⁰  and annihilated them. ¹¹  When they had finished off the men ¹²  of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 21:11

21:11 He also built high places on the hills of Judah; he encouraged the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord ¹⁴  and led Judah away from the Lord. ¹⁵ 

[2:18]  ¹ tn Heb “made.”

[2:18]  ² tn Heb “carriers of loads.”

[2:18]  ³ tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).

[2:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and thirty-six hundred [as] supervisors to compel the people to work.”

[19:4]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

[19:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “fathers.”

[20:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “set ambushers against.” This is probably idiomatic here for launching a surprise attack.

[20:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”

[20:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”

[20:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to annihilate and to destroy.”

[20:23]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “residents.”

[20:23]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they helped, each one his fellow, for destruction.” The verb עָזַר (’azar), traditionally understood as the well-attested verb meaning “to help,” is an odd fit in this context. It is possible that it is from a homonymic root, perhaps meaning to “attack.” This root is attested in Ugaritic in a nominal form meaning “young man, warrior, hero.” For a discussion of the proposed root, see HALOT 811 s.v. II עזר.

[21:11]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and he caused the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery.” In this context spiritual unfaithfulness to the Lord is in view rather than physical adultery.

[21:11]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and drove Judah away.”