2 Chronicles 33:4

33:4 He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.” ¹ 

2 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement? ² 

2 Chronicles 20:7

20:7 Our God, you drove out ³  the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession ⁴  to the descendants of your friend ⁵  Abraham.

2 Chronicles 20:21

20:21 He met ⁶  with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.” ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 2:4

2:4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor ⁸  the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, ⁹  and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: ¹¹  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. ¹² 

2 Chronicles 7:3

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ¹³  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Chronicles 7:6

7:6 The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the Lord. ¹⁴  (These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the Lord and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying, “Certainly his loyal love endures.”) ¹⁵  Opposite the Levites, ¹⁶  the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.

2 Chronicles 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹⁷  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ¹⁸  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ¹⁹  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ²⁰ 

2 Chronicles 30:8

30:8 Now, don’t be stubborn ²¹  like your fathers! Submit ²²  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. ²³ 

[33:4]  ¹ tn Heb “In Jerusalem my name will be permanently.”

[13:5]  ² tn Heb “Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel has given kingship to David over Israel permanently, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?”

[20:7]  ³ tn Heb “did you not drive out?” This is another rhetorical question which expects a positive response; see the note on the word “heaven” in the previous verse.

[20:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “permanently.”

[20:7]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “your covenantal partner.” See Isa 41:8.

[20:21]  ⁴ tn Or “consulted.”

[20:21]  ⁵ tn Or “is eternal.”

[2:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the name of.”

[2:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the regular display.”

[2:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “permanently [is] this upon Israel.”

[5:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

[5:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

[7:3]  ⁷ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the priests were standing at their posts, and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord.”

[7:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “which David the king made to give thanks to the Lord, for lasting is his loyal love, when David praised by them.”

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “opposite them”; the referent (the Levites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ⁹ tn Or “delighted in.”

[9:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

[9:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

[9:8]  ¹² tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[30:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “don’t stiffen your neck” (a Hebrew idiom for being stubborn).

[30:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “give a hand.” On the meaning of the idiom here, see HALOT 387 s.v. I יָד 2.

[30:8]  ¹² 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.