2 Chronicles 4:12

4:12 He made ¹  the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

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, ²  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

2 Chronicles 7:22

7:22 Others will then answer, ³  ‘Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, ⁴  who led them out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. ⁵  That is why he brought all this disaster down on them.’”

2 Chronicles 8:14

8:14 As his father David had decreed, Solomon ⁶  appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, ⁷  and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. ⁸  This was what David the man of God had ordered. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 9:29

Solomon’s Reign Ends

9:29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ¹⁰  in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 23:13

23:13 Then she saw ¹¹  the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled, “Treason! Treason!” ¹² 

2 Chronicles 23:18

23:18 Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to ¹³  the law of Moses and the edict of David.

2 Chronicles 25:4

25:4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ¹⁴  “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, ¹⁵  and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. ¹⁶  A man must be executed only for his own sin.” ¹⁷ 

2 Chronicles 28:13

28:13 They said to them, “Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord? ¹⁸  Our guilt is already great and the Lord is very angry at Israel.” ¹⁹ 

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. ²⁰  The king ²¹  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ²²  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 32:9

32:9 Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers ²³  to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of ²⁴  Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:

2 Chronicles 34:24

34:24 “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, the details of which are recorded in the scroll which they read before the king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 34:31

34:31 The king stood by his pillar ²⁵  and renewed ²⁶  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ²⁷  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ²⁸  by carrying out the terms ²⁹  of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

2 Chronicles 35:24

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, ³⁰  where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors; ³¹  all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah.

[4:12]  ¹ tn The words “he made” are added for stylistic reasons.

[7:3]  ² tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:22]  ³ tn Heb “and they will say.”

[7:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[7:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they took hold of other gods and bowed down to them and served them.”

[8:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the Levites, according to their posts, to praise and to serve opposite the priests according to the matter of a day in its day.”

[8:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the gatekeepers by their divisions for a gate and a gate.”

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “for so [was] the command of David the man of God.”

[9:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and she saw, and behold.”

[23:13]  ⁷ tn Or “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

[23:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “as it is written in.”

[25:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

[25:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “on account of sons.”

[25:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

[25:4]  ¹¹ sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

[28:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “for to the guilt of the Lord upon us you are saying to add to our sins and our guilty deeds.”

[28:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for great is [the] guilt to us and rage of anger is upon Israel.”

[29:21]  ¹⁰ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

[29:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:1]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[32:9]  ¹² tn Heb “servants.”

[32:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” here by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[34:31]  ¹³ tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (’ammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.”

[34:31]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made” or “agreed to.”

[34:31]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “walk after.”

[34:31]  ¹⁶ tn Or “soul.”

[34:31]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “words.”

[35:24]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[35:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “fathers.”