2 Chronicles 26:18

26:18 They confronted ¹  King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed ²  and the Lord God will not honor you!”

2 Chronicles 29:21

29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. ³  The king ⁴  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:8

30:8 Now, don’t be stubborn ⁵  like your fathers! Submit ⁶  to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 36:17

36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered ⁸  their young men in their temple. ⁹  He did not spare ¹⁰  young men or women, or even the old and aging. God ¹¹  handed everyone over to him.

[26:18]  ¹ tn Heb “stood against.”

[26:18]  ² tn Or “been unfaithful.”

[29:21]  ³ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

[29:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “don’t stiffen your neck” (a Hebrew idiom for being stubborn).

[30:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “give a hand.” On the meaning of the idiom here, see HALOT 387 s.v. I יָד 2.

[30:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “so that the rage of his anger might turn from you.” The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[36:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “killed with the sword.”

[36:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the house of their sanctuary.”

[36:17]  ⁹ tn Or “show compassion to.”

[36:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.