2 Chronicles 9:2

9:2 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 18:15

18:15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ²  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

2 Chronicles 5:10

5:10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. ³  (It was there that ⁴  the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.)

2 Chronicles 30:26

30:26 There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 9:19

9:19 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 13:7

13:7 Lawless good-for-nothing men ⁷  gathered around him and conspired ⁸  against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man ⁹  and could not resist them.

2 Chronicles 18:26

18:26 Say, ‘This is what the king says: “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ¹⁰  until I return safely.”’”

2 Chronicles 9:20

9:20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 31:12

31:12 they brought in the contributions, tithes, ¹²  and consecrated items that had been offered. ¹³  Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

2 Chronicles 9:11

9:11 With the timber the king made steps ¹⁴  for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments ¹⁵  for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that. ¹⁶ )

2 Chronicles 34:25

34:25 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices ¹⁷  to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. ¹⁸  My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

2 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed ¹⁹  to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. ²⁰  Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. ²¹  O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” ²² 

[9:2]  ¹ tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”

[18:15]  ² tn Or “swear an oath by.”

[5:10]  ³ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).

[5:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “in Horeb where.”

[30:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing like this in Jerusalem.”

[9:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for any kingdom.”

[13:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “empty men, sons of wickedness.”

[13:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “strengthened themselves.”

[13:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “a young man and tender of heart.”

[18:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

[9:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

[31:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “tenth.”

[31:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and holy things in faithfulness.”

[9:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”

[9:11]  ¹¹ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[9:11]  ¹² tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”

[34:25]  ¹¹ tn Or “burned incense.”

[34:25]  ¹² tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The present translation assumes this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods”). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”

[14:11]  ¹² tn Heb “called out.”

[14:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

[14:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

[14:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”