2 Chronicles 7:22

7:22 Others will then answer, ¹  ‘Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, ²  who led them out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. ³  That is why he brought all this disaster down on them.’”

2 Chronicles 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah ⁴  energetically rebuilt ⁵  every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, ⁶  and fortified the terrace of the City of David. ⁷  He made many weapons and shields.

[7:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and they will say.”

[7:22]  ² tn Heb “fathers.”

[7:22]  ³ tn Heb “and they took hold of other gods and bowed down to them and served them.”

[32:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

[32:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

[32:5]  ⁷ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.