2 Chronicles 10:15

10:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events¹ so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made² through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 18:23

18:23 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”

2 Chronicles 20:34

20:34 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani which are included in Scroll of the Kings of Israel.³

2 Chronicles 20:37

20:37 Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, “Because⁴ you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will shatter what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.⁵

2 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram⁶ of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria⁷ at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

2 Chronicles 22:7

22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram.⁸ When Ahaziah⁹ arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned¹⁰ to wipe out Ahab’s family.¹¹

2 Chronicles 23:3

23:3 and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada¹² said to them, “The king’s son will rule, just as the Lord promised David’s descendants.

2 Chronicles 23:11

23:11 Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia.¹³ They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head.¹⁴ They declared, “Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 24:22

24:22 King Joash disregarded¹⁵ the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s¹⁶ son. As Zechariah¹⁷ was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!”¹⁸

2 Chronicles 26:23

26:23 Uzziah passed away¹⁹ and was buried near his ancestors²⁰ in a cemetery²¹ belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.)²² His son Jotham replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 28:27

28:27 Ahaz passed away²³ and was buried in the City of David;²⁴ they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 31:14

31:14 Kore son of Imnah, a Levite and the guard on the east side, was in charge of the voluntary offerings made to God and disbursed the contributions made to the Lord and the consecrated items.

2 Chronicles 32:32-33

32:32 The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, including his faithful deeds, are recorded in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, included in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.²⁵ 32:33 Hezekiah passed away²⁶ and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor.²⁷ His son Manasseh replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 36:8

36:8 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.²⁸ His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

¹tn Heb “because this turn of events was from God.”

²tn Heb “so that the Lord might bring to pass his word which he spoke.”

³tn Heb “the rest of the events of Jehoshaphat, the former and the latter, look, they are written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani, which are taken up in the scroll of the kings of Israel.”

⁴tn Heb “when.”

⁵tn Heb “to go to Tarshish.”

⁶sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

⁷tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

⁸tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”

⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰tn Heb “anointed.”

¹¹tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”

¹²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoiada the priest, cf. v. 8) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn The Hebrew word עֵדוּת (’edut) normally means “witness” or “testimony.” Here it probably refers to some tangible symbol of kingship, perhaps a piece of jewelry such as an amulet or neck chain (see the discussion in M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings [AB], 128). Some suggest that a document is in view, perhaps a copy of the royal protocol or of the stipulations of the Davidic covenant (see HALOT 790-91 s.v.).

¹⁴tn Or “they made him king and anointed him.”

¹⁵tn Heb “did not remember.”

¹⁶tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁸tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.

¹⁹tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

²⁰tn Heb “fathers.”

²¹tn Heb “a field of burial.”

²²tn Heb “for they said, ‘He had a skin disease.’”

²³tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

²⁴sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

²⁵tn Heb “and the rest of the deeds of Hezekiah and his faithful acts, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.”

²⁶tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

²⁷tn Heb “and honor they did to him in his death, all Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.”

²⁸tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoiakim, and his horrible deeds which he did and that which was found against him, look, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.”