2 Chronicles 6:38

6:38 When they return to you with all their heart and being ¹  in the land where they are held prisoner and direct their prayers toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, ² 

2 Chronicles 9:11

9:11 With the timber the king made steps ³  for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments ⁴  for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that. ⁵ )

2 Chronicles 23:10

23:10 He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. ⁶ 

[6:38]  ¹ tn Or “soul.”

[6:38]  ² tn Heb “your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “your honor”).

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”

[23:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he stationed all the people, each with his weapon in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house, at the altar and at the house, near the king all around.”