2 Chronicles 2:11

2:11 King Huram ¹  of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.”

2 Chronicles 6:4

6:4 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ²  what he promised ³  my father David.

2 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement? ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 18:27

18:27 Micaiah said, “If you really do return safely, then the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added, “Take note, ⁵  all you people.”

2 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices.” ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 30:19

30:19 everyone who has determined to follow God, ⁷  the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.” ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 34:18

34:18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

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¹ tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 12). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

² tn The Hebrew text reads, “fulfilled by his hand,” but the phrase “by his hand” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

³ tn The Hebrew text reads, “promised by his mouth,” but the phrase “by his mouth” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁴ tn Heb “Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel has given kingship to David over Israel permanently, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?”

sn For other references to a “covenant of salt,” see Lev 2:13 and Num 18:19.

⁵ tn Heb “Listen.”

⁶ tn Heb “to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and sacrificers.”

⁷ tn Heb “everyone [who] has prepared his heart to seek God.”

⁸ tn Heb “and not according to the purification of the holy place.”