2 Chronicles 1:11

1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you desire this, ¹  and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, ²  and because you did not ask for long life, ³  but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Chronicles 6:26

6:26 “The time will come when ⁴  the skies ⁵  are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ⁶  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ⁷  and turn away from their sin because you punish ⁸  them,

2 Chronicles 9:8

9:8 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ⁹  you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! ¹⁰  Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, ¹¹  he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.” ¹² 

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¹ tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”

² tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”

³ tn Heb “many days.”

⁴ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 26-27a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Or “heavens” (also in v. 12). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁶ tn Heb “they.”

⁷ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“afflict”).

⁹ tn Or “delighted in.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “as king for the Lord your God.”

¹¹ tn Heb “to make him stand permanently.”

¹² tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”