2 Chronicles 6:16

6:16 Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, ¹  provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’ ² 

2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! ³  Return to your homes, O Israel! ⁴  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ⁵  So all Israel returned to their homes. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 19:10-11

19:10 Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you ⁷  (whether it involves a violent crime ⁸  or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the Lord. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt. ⁹  19:11 You will report to Amariah the chief priest in all matters pertaining to the Lord’s law, and to Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in all matters pertaining to the king. ¹⁰  The Levites will serve as officials before you. Confidently carry out your duties! ¹¹  May the Lord be with those who do well!”

2 Chronicles 20:25

20:25 Jehoshaphat and his men ¹²  went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing ¹³  and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. ¹⁴  There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off. ¹⁵ 

2 Chronicles 24:11-12

24:11 Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

24:12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to the construction foremen ¹⁶  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and craftsmen to repair the Lord’s temple, as well as those skilled in working with iron and bronze to restore the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 24:23

24:23 At the beginning ¹⁷  of the year the Syrian army attacked ¹⁸  Joash ¹⁹  and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.

2 Chronicles 25:18

25:18 King Joash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thorn bush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn bush. ²⁰ 

2 Chronicles 29:12

29:12 The following Levites prepared to carry out the king’s orders: ²¹ 

From the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;

from the Merarites: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;

from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

2 Chronicles 30:5

30:5 So they sent an edict ²²  throughout Israel from Beer Sheba to Dan, summoning the people ²³  to come and observe a Passover for the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they had not observed it on a nationwide scale as prescribed in the law. ²⁴ 

2 Chronicles 31:19

31:19 As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, ²⁵  men were assigned ²⁶  to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.

2 Chronicles 32:21

32:21 The Lord sent a messenger ²⁷  and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib ²⁸  returned home humiliated. ²⁹  When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons ³⁰  struck him down with the sword.

2 Chronicles 34:31

34:31 The king stood by his pillar ³¹  and renewed ³²  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ³³  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ³⁴  by carrying out the terms ³⁵  of this covenant recorded on this scroll.

2 Chronicles 35:21

35:21 Necho ³⁶  sent messengers to him, saying, “Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah? ³⁷  I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war. ³⁸  God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you.” ³⁹ 

2 Chronicles 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ⁴⁰  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ⁴¹  the Lord moved ⁴²  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

[6:16]  ¹ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from before me sitting on the throne of Israel.”

[6:16]  ² tn Heb “guard their way by walking in my law as you have walked before me.”

[10:16]  ³ sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[10:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and every case which comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities.”

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “between blood pertaining to blood.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and anger will be upon you and your brothers; do this and you will not be guilty.”

[19:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “and look, Amariah the chief priest is over you with respect to every matter of the Lord, and Zebadiah…with respect to every matter of the king.”

[19:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “Be strong and act!”

[20:25]  ⁹ tn Or “army.”

[20:25]  ¹⁰ tc The MT reads פְגָרִים (fÿgarim, “corpses”), but this seems odd among a list of plunder. A few medieval Hebrew mss and the Vulgate read בְגָדִים (vÿgadim, “clothing”), which fits the context much better.

[20:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and they snatched away for themselves so that there was no carrying away.”

[20:25]  ¹² tn Heb “and they were three days looting the plunder for it was great.”

[24:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “doers of the work.”

[24:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “turning.”

[24:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “went up against.”

[24:23]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:18]  ¹⁵ sn The thorn bush in the allegory is Judah. Amaziah’s success had deceived him into thinking he was on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he was not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).

[29:12]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the Levites arose.”

[30:5]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and they caused to stand a word to cause a voice to pass through.”

[30:5]  ²⁰ tn The words “summoning the people” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “because not for abundance had they done as written.”

[31:19]  ²¹ tn Heb “the priests in the fields of the pastureland of their cities in every city and city.”

[31:19]  ²² tn Heb “designated by names.”

[32:21]  ²³ tn Or “an angel.”

[32:21]  ²⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sennacherib) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:21]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and he returned with shame of face to his land.”

[32:21]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and some from those who went out from him, from his inward parts.”

[34:31]  ²⁵ tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (’ammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.”

[34:31]  ²⁶ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made” or “agreed to.”

[34:31]  ²⁷ tn Heb “walk after.”

[34:31]  ²⁸ tn Or “soul.”

[34:31]  ²⁹ tn Heb “words.”

[35:21]  ²⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Neco) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[35:21]  ²⁸ tn Heb “What to me and to you, king of Judah?”

[35:21]  ²⁹ tn Heb “Not against you, you, today, but against the house of my battle.”

[35:21]  ³⁰ tn Heb “Stop yourself from [opposing] God who is with me and let him not destroy you.”

[36:22]  ²⁹ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[36:22]  ³⁰ tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:22]  ³¹ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”