2 Chronicles 4:22

4:22 the pure gold trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

2 Chronicles 7:10

7:10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon ¹  sent the people home. They left ²  happy and contented ³  because of the good the Lord had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:21

7:21 As for this temple, which was once majestic, ⁴  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

2 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ⁵  in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.

2 Chronicles 18:5

18:5 So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” ⁶  They said, “Attack! God ⁷  will hand it over to the king.”

2 Chronicles 18:12

18:12 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ⁸  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!” ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 23:7

23:7 The Levites must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever tries to enter the temple ¹⁰  must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.” ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 29:5

29:5 He said to them: “Listen to me, you Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, so you can consecrate the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors! ¹²  Remove from the sanctuary what is ceremonially unclean!

2 Chronicles 30:21

30:21 The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the Lord every day with all their might. ¹³ 

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:10]  ² tn The words “they left” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ³ tn Heb “good of heart.”

[7:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and this house which was high/elevated.” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

[12:15]  ¹ tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[18:5]  ¹ tn Heb “Should we go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

[18:5]  ² tn Though Jehoshaphat had requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, yÿhvah, “Yahweh”), the Israelite prophets stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title הָאֱלֹהִים (ha’elohim, “the God”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the 400 are genuine prophets of the Lord.

[18:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[18:12]  ² tn Heb “let your words be like one of them and speak good.”

[23:7]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[23:7]  ² tn Heb “and be with the king in his coming out and in his going out.”

[29:5]  ¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[30:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and they were praising the Lord day by day, the Levites and the priests with instruments of strength to the Lord.” The phrase בִּכְלֵי־עֹז (bikhley-’oz, “with instruments of strength”) might refer to loud sounding musical instruments (NASB “with loud instruments”; NEB “with unrestrained fervour”). The present translation assumes an emendation to בְּכָל־עֹז (bÿkhol-’oz, “with all strength”); see 1 Chr 13:8, as well as HALOT 805 s.v. I עֹז and BDB 739 s.v. עֹז).