2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse!¹ Return to your homes, O Israel!² Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!”³ So all Israel returned to their homes.⁴

2 Chronicles 13:11

13:11 They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly⁵ we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.

2 Chronicles 14:7

14:7 He said to the people of Judah:⁶ “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates.⁷ The land remains ours because we have followed⁸ the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.”⁹ So they built the cities¹⁰ and prospered.

2 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 Asa prayed¹¹ to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered.¹² Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army.¹³ O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!”¹⁴

2 Chronicles 18:7

18:7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will.¹⁵ But I despise¹⁶ him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always¹⁷ disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.¹⁸ Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

2 Chronicles 25:16

25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah¹⁹ said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”²⁰ So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided²¹ to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

2 Chronicles 31:10

31:10 Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”

2 Chronicles 32:7

32:7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic²² because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.²³

¹sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

²tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

⁴tn Heb “went to their tents.”

⁵tn Or “for.”

⁶tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

⁷tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

⁸tn Heb “sought.”

⁹tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

¹⁰tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

¹¹tn Heb “called out.”

¹²tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

¹³tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

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

¹⁵tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

¹⁶tn Or “hate.”

¹⁷tn Heb “all his days.”

¹⁸tn The words “his name is” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁰tn Heb “Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?”

²¹tn The verb יָעַץ (ya’ats, “has decided”) is from the same root as יוֹעֵץ (yo’ets, “counselor”) in v. 16 and עֵצָה (’etsah, “advice”) later in v. 16. The wordplay highlights the appropriate nature of the divine punishment. Amaziah rejected the counsel of God’s prophet; now he would be the victim of God’s “counsel.”

²²tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”

²³tn Heb “for with us [is] a greater [one] than with him.”