2 Chronicles 8:3

8:3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

2 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 He followed in the footsteps of ¹  the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ²  Shechem to make Rehoboam ³  king.

2 Chronicles 10:5

10:5 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

2 Chronicles 20:32

20:32 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 34:2

34:2 He did what the Lord approved ⁵  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ⁶  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

2 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ⁷  He did evil in the sight of ⁸  the Lord.

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; ⁹  he was buried in the City of David, ¹⁰  but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, ¹¹  where he defeated ¹²  10,000 Edomites. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 26:8

26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached ¹⁴  the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

2 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ¹⁵  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ¹⁶  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

2 Chronicles 34:22

34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king ¹⁷  went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, ¹⁸  the supervisor of the wardrobe. ¹⁹  (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh ²⁰  district.) They stated their business, ²¹ 

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! ²²  Return to your homes, O Israel! ²³  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ²⁴  So all Israel returned to their homes. ²⁵ 

[28:2]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in the ways of.”

[10:1]  ¹ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:32]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[34:2]  ¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[34:2]  ² tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”

[21:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[21:6]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and he went without desire.”

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

[25:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

[25:11]  ² tn Or “struck down.”

[25:11]  ³ tn Heb “sons of Seir.”

[26:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and his name went to.”

[22:5]  ¹ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

[22:5]  ² tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

[34:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

[34:22]  ² tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

[34:22]  ³ tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

[34:22]  ⁴ tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.

[34:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”

[10:16]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:16]  ³ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “went to their tents.”