2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹  she came to challenge ²  him ³  with difficult questions. ⁴  She arrived in Jerusalem ⁵  with a great display of pomp, ⁶  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁷  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam’s Reign

11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; ⁸  he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

2 Chronicles 13:1

Abijah’s Reign

13:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:2

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem, ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 34:8

34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. ¹⁰  He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 34:22

34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king ¹¹  went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, ¹²  the supervisor of the wardrobe. ¹³  (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh ¹⁴  district.) They stated their business, ¹⁵ 

[9:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

[9:1]  ² tn Or “test.”

[9:1]  ³ tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

[9:1]  ⁴ tn Or “riddles.”

[9:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.

[9:1]  ⁷ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[11:5]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[32:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and his face was for war against Jerusalem.”

[34:8]  ²² tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”

[34:22]  ²⁹ tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”

[34:22]  ³⁰ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”

[34:22]  ³¹ tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”

[34:22]  ³² 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]  ³³ tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”