2 Chronicles 11:12

11:12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. ¹  Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

2 Chronicles 13:16

13:16 The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, ²  and God handed them over to the men of Judah. ³ 

2 Chronicles 14:4

14:4 He ordered Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors ⁴  and to observe his law and commands. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 17:5-6

17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; ⁶  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. ⁷  17:6 He was committed to following the Lord; ⁸  he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:10

17:10 The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; ⁹  they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 17:13

17:13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 17:19

17:19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:13

20:13 All the men of Judah ¹¹  were standing before the Lord, along with their infants, wives, and children.

2 Chronicles 21:8

21:8 During Jehoram’s ¹²  reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 31:20

31:20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

2 Chronicles 35:27

35:27 and his accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded ¹⁴  in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ tn Heb “he strengthened them greatly, very much.”

² tn Heb “Judah.”

³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the men of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “the law and the command.”

⁶ tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”

⁸ tn Heb “and his heart was high in the ways of the Lord.” Perhaps גָּבַהּ (gavah, “be high”) here means “be cheerful” (HALOT 171 s.v.) or “be encouraged” (BDB 147 s.v. 3.a).

⁹ tn Heb “and the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were surrounding Judah.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and many supplies were his in the cities of Judah, and men of war, warriors of skill in Jerusalem.”

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¹¹ tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.

¹² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

¹³ tn Heb “in his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and enthroned a king over them.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “look, they are written.”