2 Chronicles 12:5
12:5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’” 1
2 Chronicles 20:15
20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, 2 residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic 3 because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
2 Chronicles 24:20
24:20 God’s Spirit energized 4 Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’”
2 Chronicles 34:27
34:27 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit 5 and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.
2 Chronicles 36:23
36:23 It read: “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: ‘The Lord God of the heavens has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build for him a temple in Jerusalem 6 in Judah. May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people, so you may be able to go back there!” 7
1 tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”
2 tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah. Unlike the previous instance in v. 13 where infants, wives, and children are mentioned separately, this reference appears to include them all.
3 tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”
4 tn Heb “clothed.”
5 tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 tn Heb “Whoever [is] among you from all his people – may the Lord his God [be] with him so that he may go up.”