2 Chronicles 28:23

28:23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. ¹  He reasoned, ²  “Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.

2 Chronicles 32:2

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem, ³ 

2 Chronicles 36:17

36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered ⁴  their young men in their temple. ⁵  He did not spare ⁶  young men or women, or even the old and aging. God ⁷  handed everyone over to him.

[28:23]  ¹ tn Heb “the gods of Damascus, the ones who had defeated him.” The words “he thought” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The perspective is that of Ahaz, not the narrator! Another option is that “the kings” has been accidentally omitted after “gods of.” See v. 23b.

[28:23]  ² tn Heb “said.”

[32:2]  ³ tn Heb “and his face was for war against Jerusalem.”

[36:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “killed with the sword.”

[36:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the house of their sanctuary.”

[36:17]  ⁷ tn Or “show compassion to.”

[36:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.