2 Chronicles 8:13

8:13 He observed the daily requirements for sacrifices that Moses had specified for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual celebrations – the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Temporary Shelters. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 9:13

Solomon’s Wealth

9:13 Solomon received 666 talents ²  of gold per year, ³ 

2 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁴  His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. ⁵ 

There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 14:6

14:6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace.

2 Chronicles 16:12

16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. ⁶  Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 21:20

21:20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; ⁸  he was buried in the City of David, ⁹  but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 25:25

25:25 King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.

2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah’s Reign

26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, ¹⁰  who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

2 Chronicles 31:16

31:16 They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records – to all who would enter the Lord’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin’s Reign

36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen ¹²  years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. ¹³  He did evil in the sight of ¹⁴  the Lord.

2 Chronicles 36:21

36:21 This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. ¹⁵  The land experienced ¹⁶  its sabbatical years; ¹⁷  it remained desolate for seventy years, ¹⁸  as prophesied. ¹⁹ 

[8:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew phrase הַסֻּכּוֹת[חַג] (khag hassukot, “[festival of] huts” [or “shelters”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “temporary shelters” is more appropriate.

[9:13]  ² 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 gold Solomon received annually was 44,822 lbs. (20,380 kg).

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 units of gold.”

[13:2]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:2]  ⁴ tn The parallel text in 1 Kgs 15:1 identifies his mother as “Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom” [=Absalom, 2 Chr 11:20). Although most English versions identify the mother’s father as Uriel of Gibeah, a number of English versions substitute the name “Maacah” here for the mother (e.g., NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT).

[16:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “became sick in his feet.”

[16:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “unto upwards [i.e., very severe [was] his sickness, and even in his sickness he did not seek the Lord, only the healers.

[21:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he went without desire.”

[21:20]  ⁶ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[26:1]  ⁶ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”

[31:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “in addition enrolling them by males from a son of three years and upwards, to everyone who enters the house of the Lord for a matter of a day in its day, for their service by their duties according to their divisions.”

[36:9]  ⁸ tc The Hebrew text reads “eight,” but some ancient textual witnesses, as well as the parallel text in 2 Kgs 24:8, have “eighteen.”

[36:9]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[36:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[36:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “accepted.”

[36:21]  ¹¹ sn According to Lev 25:4, the land was to remain uncultivated every seventh year. Lev 26:33-35 warns that the land would experience a succession of such sabbatical rests if the people disobeyed God, for he would send them away into exile.

[36:21]  ¹² sn Concerning the seventy years see Jer 25:11.

[36:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “all the days of the desolation it rested to fulfill the seventy years.”