2 Chronicles 8:18

8:18 Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon’s men to Ophir, ¹  and took from there 450 talents ²  of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ³  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ⁴  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 29:21

29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. ⁶  The king ⁷  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:31

29:31 Hezekiah said, “Now you have consecrated yourselves ⁸  to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings ⁹  to the Lord’s temple.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and whoever desired to do so ¹⁰  brought burnt sacrifices.

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and Huram sent to him by the hand of his servants, ships, and servants [who] know the sea, and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir.”

[8:18]  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 was 30,285 lbs. (13,770 kg).

[28:5]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

[28:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

[29:21]  ⁵ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

[29:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “filled your hand.”

[29:31]  ⁸ tn Or “tokens of thanks.”

[29:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all who were willing of heart.”