4:11 Huram Abi 6 made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. 7
10:12 Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said, “Return to me on the third day.”
14:1 (13:23) 19 Abijah passed away 20 and was buried in the City of David. 21 His son Asa replaced him as king. During his reign 22 the land had rest for ten years.
21:1 Jehoshaphat passed away 25 and was buried with his ancestors 26 in the City of David. 27 His son Jehoram 28 replaced him as king.
21:2 His brothers, Jehoshaphat’s sons, were Azariah, Jechiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Israel. 29
23:12 When Athaliah heard the royal guard 33 shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd 34 at the Lord’s temple.
23:16 Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord. 35
26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, 36 who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.
32:1 After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them. 45
36:1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. 50
36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen 51 years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. 52 He did evil in the sight of 53 the Lord.
1 tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.”
2 tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”
3 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “he made.”
5 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
6 tn Heb “Huram,” but here this refers to Huram Abi (2 Chr 2:13). The complete name has been used in the translation to avoid possible confusion with King Huram of Tyre.
7 tn Heb “Huram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of God.”
8 tc Some prefer to read here “bowls,” see v. 11 and 1 Kgs 7:45.
9 tn Heb “Huram Abi made for King Solomon [for] the house of the
10 tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”
11 tn Heb “besides what she brought to the king.”
12 tn Heb “turned and went.”
13 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.
14 tn Heb “he made cedar.”
15 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
16 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
17 tn Heb “runners” (also in v. 11).
18 tn Heb “to the chamber of the runners.”
19 sn Beginning with 14:1, the verse numbers through 14:15 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 14:1 ET = 13:23 HT, 14:2 ET = 14:1 HT, 14:3 ET = 14:2 HT, etc., through 14:15 ET = 14:14 HT. Beginning with 15:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
20 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
21 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
22 tn Heb “in his days.”
23 tn Or “swear an oath by.”
24 tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”
25 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
26 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 10, 12, 19).
27 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
28 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 8:16-24 has the variant spelling “Jehoram.”
29 sn A number of times in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is used instead of the more specific “Judah”; see 2 Chr 12:6; 23:2). In the interest of consistency some translations (e.g., NAB, NRSV) substitute “Judah” for “Israel” here.
30 tc Heb “forty-two,” but the parallel passage in 2 Kgs 8:26 reads “twenty-two” along with some
31 tn The Hebrew term בַּת (bat, “daughter”) can refer, as here, to a granddaughter. See HALOT 165-66 s.v. I בַּת 1.
32 tn The Hebrew text lists two different types of shields here. Most translations render “the large and small shields” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV; NEB “King David’s spears, shields, and bucklers”).
33 tn Heb “and Athaliah heard the sound of the people, the runners.”
34 tn Heb “she came to the people.”
35 tn Heb “and Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and [between] all the people and [between] the king, to become a people for the
36 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”
37 tn Heb “help.”
38 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 25).
39 tn Or “subdued.”
40 sn That is, “of Judah.” Frequently in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is substituted for “Judah.”
41 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form to emphasize the degree of Ahaz’s unfaithfulness.
42 tn Heb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).
43 tn Heb “also in Judah the hand of God was to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and the officials by the word of the
44 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.”
45 tn Heb “and he said to break into them for himself.”
46 tn Heb “On what are you trusting that [you] are living during the siege in Jerusalem.”
47 tn Or perhaps, “offerings.”
48 tn Heb “lifted up in the eyes of.”
49 tn Heb “and the service was prepared.”
50 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
51 tc The Hebrew text reads “eight,” but some ancient textual witnesses, as well as the parallel text in 2 Kgs 24:8, have “eighteen.”
52 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
53 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”