2 Chronicles 4:18

4:18 Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ²  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ³  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 25:6

25:6 He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents ⁵  of silver.

2 Chronicles 33:12

33:12 In his pain ⁶  Manasseh ⁷  asked the Lord his God for mercy ⁸  and truly ⁹  humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 35:23

35:23 Archers shot King Josiah; the king ordered his servants, “Take me out of this chariot, ¹¹  for I am seriously wounded.”

[4:18]  ¹ tn Heb “Solomon made all these items in great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

[20:4]  ² tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[20:4]  ³ tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[25:6]  ³ tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the silver was 6,730 lbs. (3,060 kg).

[33:12]  ⁴ tn Or “distress.”

[33:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”

[33:12]  ⁷ tn Or “greatly.”

[33:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “fathers.”

[35:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “carry me away.”