2 Chronicles 1:1
The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom
1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, 1 for 2 the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.
2 Chronicles 1:8
1:8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated 3 great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.
2 Chronicles 6:7
6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. 4
2 Chronicles 6:15
6:15 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; 5 this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. 6
2 Chronicles 6:17
6:17 Now, O Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized. 7
2 Chronicles 6:42
6:42 O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! 8 Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!”
2 Chronicles 7:17
7:17 You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations. 9
2 Chronicles 12:16
12:16 Then Rehoboam passed away 10 and was buried in the City of David. 11 His son Abijah replaced him as king.
2 Chronicles 13:6
13:6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
2 Chronicles 27:9
27:9 Jotham passed away 12 and was buried in the City of David. 13 His son Ahaz replaced him as king.
2 Chronicles 35:4
35:4 Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions, as instructed 14 by King David of Israel and his son Solomon.
1 tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.”
2 tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav [ו] + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.
3 tn Heb “did.”
4 tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”
sn On the significance of the Lord’s “name,” see the note on the word “live” in v. 5.
5 tn Heb “[you] who kept to your servant David my father that which you spoke to him.”
6 tn Heb “you spoke by your mouth and by your hand you fulfilled, as this day.”
7 tn Or “prove to be reliable.”
8 tc Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed ones.” Many medieval Hebrew mss, as well as the ancient versions, read the singular, “your anointed,” which would probably refer to Solomon specifically, rather than the people.
9 tn Heb “As for you, if you walk before me, as David your father walked, by doing all which I commanded you, [and] you keep my rules and my regulations.”
sn Verse 17 is actually a lengthy protasis (“if” section) of a conditional sentence, the apodosis (“then” section) of which appears in v. 18.
10 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
11 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
12 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
13 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
14 tn Heb “written.”